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Terry Pratchett’s Discworld witches as liminal beings
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This article presents the characters of witches in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. Witches are a part of the Western civilisation and are popularly connected with evil and harm they can cause to people. In this article I argue that Terry Pratchett depicts witches as liminal beings in his Discworld series. I also identify the most important qualities of these literary characters.
Title: Terry Pratchett’s Discworld witches as liminal beings
Description:
This article presents the characters of witches in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett.
Witches are a part of the Western civilisation and are popularly connected with evil and harm they can cause to people.
In this article I argue that Terry Pratchett depicts witches as liminal beings in his Discworld series.
I also identify the most important qualities of these literary characters.
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