Where does it say that Dorothy's shoes are silver in 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'?

Answer 1

Yes. Author and Oz series originator Lyman Frank Baum [May 15, 1856-May 5, 1919] made the Slippers Silver in both the original book published in 1900, and in the 1902/1903 stage version of The Wizard of Oz. It was only in the posthumous 1939 film version that the Slippers were Ruby. For those involved in the film found silver to look washed out in comparison to the riotous colors of their Technicolor production. And so red was chosen instead.

The original Wizard of Oz books had a deep level of symbolism and touched many of controversial topics of the time through symbolism. Dorothy's Slippers were silver to represent using silver to back the US treasury at the time, and the yellow brick road was gold to represent how the nation used gold as its national backing standard. The yellow brick road seemed like the proper answer to all of Dorothy's problems, but at the end of the day, it was her silver slippers that held salvation all along. Baum felt that if the united states switched to silver to back its national currency, it would resolve man of the US's then-current economic trifles. There ae also many symbolic connections between the books cast of characters and stereotyped peoples of the time. For example, the Tin man represented factory workers, the scarecrow represented farmers, and the cowardly Lion represented a politician at the time (cant remember who). I believe that the movie changed a good deal of things, to not only be more visually and emotional appealing, but to make the story more timeless. To a great degree the film does this, and though the symbolism is clever, I sometimes just prefer a fairy tale that has no heavy connections to our day to day lives.

Sources: my 11th grade history text book (this is off of memory and its been a few years)

Answer 2

It is when Dorothy is directed by the Good Witch of the North to the place where the wicked witch's feet stick out from under the house that the slippers first are described as silver in "The Wizard of Oz."

Specifically, the description occurs about halfway through the second chapter, "The Council with the Munchkins." Dorothy leaves her house and sees the Good Witch and the Munchkin welcome committee. She cannot believe that she is an albeit unknowing killer and must be shown the victim and scene of the crime. The slippers consistently are described throughout the book as silver.

Answer 3

In the book, the slippers were silver. In the movie, the slippers were ruby.

Answer 4

under her house