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Gregory Maguire's Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, an adaptation of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and more specifically the 1939 film based on the book, has achieved wide acclaim and has transformed the terrifying green-skinned Wicked Witch of the West into the compelling and sympathetic Elphaba. My article seeks to explore how Maguire has transformed this iconic witch into a subversive character that challenges preconceived notions about witches in American popular culture and opens a door to an existential reading of Oz. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A literary criticism of the book "Carrie," by Stephen King, is presented. It considers the novel within the genre of American Gothic literature written in the post-war period with a suburban setting, highlighting the periods social anxieties. Topics explore how the work present a white middle class neighborhood, other in literature, and the interrelationship between gender, women, and witchcraft.