The journey has only just begun. They group has just entered into a dark forest to continue advancing on their journey. Does this sound familiar? The forest in the film? Could there be new friends that Elphie is going to meet in here?
Strange this begin to happen as the group moves in the forest. The cook has disappeared. This is similar to the novel Life of Pi (Martel) because; in this novel there is a cook mention, and he too dies. Of course in this novel, there was a case of cannibalism. Whereas in Wicked (Maguire) the cook just disappeared during the middle of the night. It is interesting to see how the novels take the same occupation, portray it as the same role, but change the context of their involvement with the main characters. His dog; killjoy (ironic name for a pet) has taken a liking to another one of the travelers Liir.
As predicted, there is a new group introduced. This small civilization is called the Yunamata. (the name sounds similar to the famous song from the film the Lion King. Hakuna Matata) They are a tribe that reminds Elphie a little bit of the Quadlings.
The travelers quickly assume that Elphie’s bees are the reason the cook disappeared. How crazy is that? Bees causing disappearances? What has their world come to?
“Oh I forgot the size of the human imagination,’ Elphie said meanly. ‘How very large it is after all.” (Maguire 234)
This quote is important to this chapter because it signifies that Elphie thinks that she is superior to the others she is with. This is also a great example of how sarcastic and depressing the time is. Who becomes so bored that they begin accusing bees for doing something so strange?
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