Nor Character Analysis in Wicked

Nor is the only daughter and youngest child of Sarima and Fiyero, and arguably Sarima’s favorite. Naturally much kinder and more curious about the world than her older brothers, Irji and Manek, she embodies a trusting nature reminiscent of Dorothy’s. Unlike her brothers, who bully Liir, Nor befriends him. She also takes an interest in both Elphaba and her magic, spying on her and once stealing her broomstick, which she inadvertently flies around Kiamo Ko. Beneath her hard exterior, Elphaba grows to love Nor as well. When the Wizard’s soldiers capture Sarima, her sisters, and her children, Nor is the only one the Wizard spares, keeping her alive only as a bargaining chip to get what he wants from Elphaba. By Nor’s final appearance, as an imprisoned and tortured teenager, she is so broken that she barely resembles the girl Elphaba once knew. Elphaba vows to save her but tragically dies before she can.

Nor Quotes in Wicked

The Wicked quotes below are all either spoken by Nor or refer to Nor. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

He grabbed her hand, and looked up into her face, which just for a second had fallen open. What he saw there made him chill and hot flash, in dizzying simultaneity, with the shape and scale of its need.

Related Characters: Fiyero, Elphaba (The Wicked Witch of the West), Dorothy Gale, Galinda (Glinda), Sarima, Nor

Page Number and Citation: 188

Explanation and Analysis:

When Fiyero and Elphaba reunite for the first time since their days at Shiz, Fiyero sees a beauty and desire within her that he never noticed in school, a hunger that mirrors his own. She tells him that they can’t meet again, but they ultimately fall into a star-crossed love affair. On a base level, both Elphaba and Fiyero are incredibly lonely people. Elphaba hasn’t spoken to friends or family in years, devoting herself entirely to clandestine resistance work, and Fiyero has been trapped in a loveless, arranged marriage since before he was even old enough to understand what it Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta i

“And there the wicked old Witch stayed, for a good long time.”

“Did she ever come out?” asked Nor, doing her line from an almost hypnagogic state.

“Not yet,” said Sarima, kissing and biting her daughter on the wrist, which made them both giggle, and then lights out.

Related Characters: Sarima (speaker), Nor (speaker), Elphaba (The Wicked Witch of the West), Dorothy Gale, The Kumbric Witch

Page Number and Citation: 247

Explanation and Analysis:

This exchange reflects the traditional back-and-forth ending to a bedtime story told to children throughout Oz: a Kumbric Witch tries to cook a litter of fox babies, only for the foxes to outsmart her and trap her inside of a cave. The story ends with the reminder that the Witch has “not yet” come out of the cave—implying that she’s still alive, waiting for her opportunity to return to the world, and that evil cannot be fully vanquished. For children, this lesson functions both as a comfort and a warning: the Witch has been contained, but the threat she poses Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta it

Nor Character Timeline in Wicked

The timeline below shows where the character Nor appears in Wicked. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...always worked to protect them from rival clansmen that might threaten their inheritance. Her daughter, Nor, shares more about the boy, saying he’s kind and not green like his mother. That... (full context)

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...lesser extent Irji—torment Liir, treating him as less than human and teasing him constantly. Only Nor, the youngest child, shows him kindness. At lunch, Sarima bluntly tells Elphaba that she doesn’t... (full context)

...chaos. Elphaba storms in, furious, demanding to know who let him out of her room. Nor admits that she and the other children had been searching for drawing paper in Elphaba’s... (full context)

...destiny. Listening to Sarima retell the story of the Witch and the fox babies to Nor, Elphaba finds it “shameful,” believing evil shouldn’t be granted an afterlife. (full context)

...another hide-and-seek game, Manek convinces Liir to hide in the fishwell in the basement while Nor looks for them, and he promises to leave the lid slightly open. But instead, he... (full context)

The next day, Nor and Irji rush to Elphaba, Sarima, and her sisters, saying they’ve found Liir in the... (full context)

...says a Carp told him that Fiyero was his father and that Irji, Manek, and Nor were his siblings. Sarima, overhearing this story, laughed it off as a dream, though Elphaba... (full context)

...Irji seems too “feckless” to fill that role. Sarima grows more withdrawn and reclusive, and Nor and Irji drift apart. Nor begins wandering the summer countryside by herself, something she once... (full context)

One day, while the soldiers are out, Nor steals Elphaba’s broomstick to clean up their barracks. While using it, she finds that it... (full context)

...there. Nanny explains that soldiers invaded after Elphaba left and forced out Sarima, her sisters, Nor, and Irji in chains, claiming a battalion was coming that could put them in danger.... (full context)

...to negotiate their freedom if they’re alive. But the Wizard claims they’re all dead—except for Nor, who’s then dragged in by soldiers, shackled and humming to herself. Now 16, she’s scarred... (full context)

...to Oz to retrieve it. Elphaba pretends she’ll hand over the book in exchange for Nor’s freedom, and the Wizard promises to consider it and let her know within the year.... (full context)

...the clouds. For a moment, she considers abandoning everything—the shoes, Dorothy, even Nanny, Liir, and Nor. But when she spots Dorothy traveling the Yellow Brick Road with her companions—the Tin Woodman,... (full context)

Nor Character Analysis

Nor Quotes in Wicked

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Nor Character Timeline in Wicked