What happens in 'The Wizard of Oz'?

Answer 1

From a young girl who looks to others for solutions into one who problem-solves on her own is the way in which Dorothy's character develops in "The Wizard of Oz."

Specifically, the change is more startling in the beloved 1939 film version than in the original 1900 book edition of "The Wizard of Oz." The reason lies in the beginning Kansas sequences. Dorothy Gale looks to Uncle Henry and Aunt Em; Hickory, Hunk and Zeke; and strangers such as Professor Marvel to solve the problem of her pet dog Toto trespassing onto Almira Gulch's property, messing up her garden and attacking her. But before the end of her stay in Oz, Dorothy moves the locus of control within herself by ending the persecution of her three friends and throwing water on the Wicked Witch of the West.

Answer 2

A physical trip from Kansas to the magic lands of Oz and back in the book and a voyage of self-realization in both the book and the film are what Dorothy's journey is in "The Wizard of Oz."

Specifically, in the original 1900 book edition, Dorothy Gale takes an actual trip from Kansas to Oz and back. In contrast, that trip occurs just in her mind. But in both the book and the film, Dorothy makes giant leaps through her voyage of discovery of herself and the importance of family, friends and home.

Answer 3

The cyclone is the natural phenomenon that happens to Dorothy and that is life changing for her in "The Wizard of Oz."

Specifically, a cyclone lands before Dorothy Gale and her pet dog Toto get through the trap door and into the cellar to the family farmhouse in Kansas. It carries the house, the girl and the dog all the way over the rainbow and into the magical lands of Oz. Dorothy cannot wait to get back home because of many stressful experiences and despite making friends with the Lion, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman.

Answer 4

That Dorothy and her pet dog Toto get lost and have pleasant adventures with three friends and unpleasant experiences with a witch until the two succeed in helping the dreams of their friends come true and in getting back home to Kansas is what happens in "The Wizard of Oz."

Specifically, this summary lists the events that are common to both the original 1900 book edition and the beloved 1939 film version of "The Wizard of Oz." The book and the movie open and close in Kansas. But the book presents the events as though they really happen whereas the film acts as though it is a dream populated by people from Dorothy Gale's everyday life in Kansas.

Answer 5

The grass isn't greaner on the other side of the fence.