Dorothy, along with her beloved dog Toto, finds herself stranded in a bizarre and magical world after a terrible cyclone, and must embark on a journey to the Emerald City to implore the Great Wizard of Oz for help, along the way she makes some very special friends.
Dorothy is the protagonist and the Wicked Witch is the antagonist. The conflict is person to person, Dorothy vs. the witch, as opposed to a person vs. nature or society. The setting is a farm in Kansas and the Land of Oz. The climax occurs when the Wicked Witch is melting because she is splashed with water. The denouement or final resolution of the plot happens when Dorothy and friends resolve their situations: the Tin Man his heart, the Scarecrow his brains, the Lion his courage, and Dorothy returns home. The theme is repeated many times as Dorothy clicks her heels, "There's no place like home."
Although the book is often classified as children's literature, the images and characters closely resembled well known political images from the 1890s, specifically the debate of the day regarding monetary policy, i.e. the Yellow Brick Road symbolized the gold standard and the Lion the Wall Street investors afraid of the economic conditions. How appropriate for today's economic climate, the world is in a recession. Many blame the greedy hedge fund managers and the banking industry for today's economic conditions. The unstable stock market is like a roller coaster because investors are uncertain when the economy will recover. Even though this book was written over 100 years ago, it is still applicable today, the sign of a true classic!
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