Part Two Commences!

To start off, this section of the novel, there is a picture of a goat wearing a suit and a pair of glasses. This could explain the theme of magic that has been referenced to so far in the novel. Another clue that this picture can give the reader is the small name above the gate, positioned behind the goat. This almost looks as if the place positioned behind the gate is the place the name is referring to. The buildings look as if they a communal buildings or public/community buildings.



As the text is concerned, the section is introduced by a new character to the story. Her name is Galinda. She is a seventeen year old student that is on route to her new school; The University of Shiz. She was to be accompanied with her Ama, or her nanny, but due to a nail in the foot she will be absent for a few days. She will be completing her fellowship at Crage Hall. The division of the school is similar to those of the University of Oxford, in which the school is run by self governing sections. While on the train to the University, she shares a cab with a Goat. In the novel, animals speak, but only special animals with a capital at the beginning of the type of animal. Doctor Dillamond, a biology professor at the University, shares his outrage of the poor treatment of the Animals, with Galinda. The reader finds out that he is the one responsible for shortening her name. It was Galinda, but he insists on calling her Glinda. Once Galinda reaches the University, she encounters a social issue. Without her Ama there, her room is undecided. It is the Amas job to decided and discuss between themselves who will have what room. The Amas are mainly for rich students. Luckily due to Galinda’s persistence, she is able to make a deal with the headmaster; Madame Morrible. The headmaster allows her to stay with another girl who is unaccompanied and will be needing a chaperone. This girl is Elphaba. Based on the way they interact with each other, they are not going to be getting along.