Monday, March 8, 2010

Post # 9: Central Themes and Whatnot

Themes and Ideas from The Book of Lost Things to keep in mind while reading Wicked:

-Illusion vs. Reality

-Good vs. Evil

-There's No Place Like Home

-Don't Judge a Book by it's Cover

-Manhood Established Due to a Crisis (Young Age)

-Self-Knowledge Through Alienation

-Man vs. Self

-Man vs. Man

-Man vs. Nature

-Internal and External Quest

-Mythical Creatures

-The Only Thing to Fear is Fear Itself

-Truth Behind Fairytales

-Politics

-David as the Hero Archetype

-The Crooked Man as the Trickster Archetype

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