![]() ![]() Actions certainly speak louder than words and Paige uses that to her advantage in her story telling. There is no internal narrative regarding Glinda unlike with Dorothy, nothing to make her somewhat sympathetic, so there continues to be an outside opinion if her that forges itself based on the actions and decisions that Glinda takes. Glinda appears one way but taking a closer look at who Glinda is. This Glinda is so different than the previous incarnation of her because it plays a lot with falsettos. The interesting aspect of the novella isn’t how it’s written buy rather how it’s constructed and how Paige decided to reconstruct Glinda. The Witch Must Burn takes a look at the most wicked witch of them all: Glinda of the South through the gaze of Jellia, the leading housekeeper in the Emerald Palace. Published November 11, 2014, by HarperCollins, The Witch Must Burn by Danielle Paige is the second in her short story collection that expands her take on Oz in her Dorothy Must Dieseries. A Witch who will sacrifice everything for power. Jellia is about to discover that the real Wicked Witch has always been there, hidden behind pink smiles and false kindness. Everyone except Glinda who seems to be the real puppet master here. Power-hungry and vicious, Dorothy, punishes everyone she pleases. ![]() Dorothy has placed her claim on Oz, becoming the Wicked Witch. ![]()
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