Wicked Witch of the West

main character, Dorothy, comes to a realization that there is no place like home. Dorothy yearns to go out to see the world when she first runs away, she wants something better than she already has. After her journey in the land Oz fighting off of a Witch who is attacking her at every chance she can, she then truly realizes how blessed and wonderful her life back in Kansas really is. A good example of this in real life are lottery winners. There’s a bunch of cases where lottery winners wished that they

started to form. Dorothy was in her room and a tornado hit her house. She ended up falling and hit her head and went into a deep sleep. She wakes up in a house, with bright shining light. The house that Dorothy lands on crushes the Wicked Witch of the East. The Good Witch tells Dorothy to go to the Emerald City which is controlled by the Wizard of Oz so that he may be able to get her home. On her way to the Emerald City, Dorothy makes 3 new friends: a

her laugh. After the tornado carries her to the land of Oz, all she wants to do is get home to Kansas. Dorothy compassionate to the Scarecrow and Tinman. Dorothy shows courage when the Lion tries to bite Toto. She doesn't want to kill the Wicked Witch of the West, even if it is the only way she can get home to Kansas again. The film originated from the beloved children's book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) by L. Frank Baum. Whom also came up with the title by looking at the two letters printed

to save her dog, even go on a wicked adventure. When the neighbor lady wanted to take Toto away Dorothy was not having it. She’d rather leave, but that's when a tornado hits and she tries racing back home to find her parentals. The tornado however, takes her into a whole other world. The world of oz. After getting to oz Dorothy, was instructed that the only way home was by following the path on the yellow brick road. This was told to Dorothy by Glenda the good witch. Her wise and helpful guide. “Follow

code. In contrast, The Wizard of Oz portrays the use of games for selfish reasons. At first the Wicked Witch tries to take the ruby slippers from Dorothy, only to realize she cannot take them, Dorothy must give them up. “ And Remember never let those ruby slippers off your feet for a moment or you’ll be at the mercy of the Wicked Witch of the West.” ( quoted by Annie Hollis). In the movie the Wicked witch says that with the ruby slippers her power would be the greatest in Oz. Dorothy faces the responsibility

that? Villains have been kicked in the dirt ever since they were invented. But very few people dare to imagine what it’s like for the “bad guys”. A great example of that type of person is Gregory Maguire, the author of Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. The book which is told in the perspective of the Witches of Oz. But was later turned into a musical created by Stephen

humanity. It is apparent through human’s actions, that life revolves around gaining power, maintaining power, and even forfeiting power. Even in the glorious land of Oz, the bonds to power are inescapable. Through the powerful female characters in Wicked, Maguire explores the challenges that those with power are faced with and the way the

Hoping that Dorothy gives her the ruby slippers, the wicked witch shows Aunt Em crying for Dorothy to come home on the crystal ball. Instead of Dorothy breaking down and giving up, this gives her strength to get the broom. This strength will be tested when her allies get trapped in the castle by the sentries, the Threshold Guardians. Fortunately her allies find a way to reach her by disguising as centries. However the Witch catches them and sets the scarecrow on fire again. Dorothy then

Kansas is shown with the color gray, the fruitful region of Munchkinland is expressed through the color blue, while towards the end of the novel, yellow is used to represent the joy of the Winkies when they are released from the grasp of the Wicked Witch of the West. Before Dorothy is whisked away to Oz she is spending her days during the Dust Bowl of the 1930’s in Kansas; nothing was growing for Dorothy and her family during this

was the democratic presidential nominee where he only lost by 95 electoral votes. Many people see the “Wizard Of Oz” as a representation of the populist movement. These similarities can be seen in the group traveling to emerald city, the Wicked Witch of the West, and in The Wizard himself. All three of these Can be tied back to the Populist movement. The first example of this representation can be seen in the group travelling to the Emerald City. All of the members in the