Wicked, Mormonism, and the Stories We’re Trained to See

Why Ex-Mormons Feel the Wizard’s Confession in Our Bones

Somehow, the Wicked movie double feature fell right on my little sister’s birthday yesterday. So obviously, my sister, my mom and I had no choice but to engage in an all-day, Wicked extravaganza. My sister hadn’t even seen the first movie, choosing instead to see the whole story play out on the big screen at one time.

I saw the first movie last year with…