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Proof that the Gregory Maguire boards are not always full of stupid: a discussion on Dorothy and the Goddess of Gifts. I'd forgotten all the picture of the Kumbric Witch that Boq had discovered.

jaybee65, does Maguire expand more on the Kumbric Witch and Mother Yackle in SoaW?

There's also some interesting speculation on Elphaba's soul in this thread. While I agree about the parallels between Dorothy and Elphaba - it's quite clearly present in the text of the book - I've always thought of it as *symbolic* parallels than the literal 'two halves of the same soul' theory that the posters here are talking about. I can never quite decide on what Elphaba meant when she said that she didn't have a soul - Maguire is so ambiguous about the nature of souls in his universe, and it gets confusing at times. Do animals have souls? Do Animals? And where does Elphaba stand? Hmm. I need to read that book again.

ETA: Excellent discussion on the Philosophy Club. The moaning over the bestiality and orgies annoys me, but it's an interesting discussion nonetheless.

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OMG I can't *wait* to hear what you think!

oh, question: I know nothing of the original ozian mythos apart from the movie (and Judy Garland!), but are Lurlina/Kumbricia/Lurlinism/Unionism Baum's or Maguire's creations?

There is a Queen Lurline in one of the books, I believe, but I think most or all of the mythos is Maguire's invention. Maybe someone else can correct me/fill in more details?