Ramblings

 So some comments about Wicked irk me.  I guess if you’re upset over a heroine who fights for marginalized people and a narcissistic, amoral leader who uses propaganda, rumor and misinformation to demonize the heroine  … maybe you need to examine your moral compass.

Art, literature and music are not here just to “entertain “ us, but rather, to teach us about the human condition. The arts stir our emotions because they address the things in our lives that are important to us.  

I mean, I like mind candy — I watch enough vacuous material on YouTube, which entertains me.  But what moves me goes deeper. 

Maybe that’s what’s wrong with our society, too much internet and not enough reading. 

I love the foreshadowing and symbolism in the Wicked movies. I could write an essay …

…but I won’t.   Not today.

But the former English major aches when she hears people disparage literature.