The Wizard of Oz
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Plot Summary
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Chapter 1: The Cyclone
Chapter 2: The Council with the Munchkins
Chapter 3: How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow
Chapter 4: The Road Through the Forest
Chapter 5: The Rescue of the Tin Woodman
Chapter 6: The Cowardly Lion
Chapter 7: The Journey to the Great Oz
Chapter 8: The Deadly Poppy Field
Chapter 9: The Queen of the Field Mice
Chapter 10: The Guardian of the Gates
Chapter 11: The Wonderful Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 12: The Search for the Wicked Witch
Chapter 13: The Rescue
Chapter 14: The Winged Monkeys
Chapter 15: The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible
Chapter 16: The Magic Art of the Great Humbug
Chapter 17: How the Balloon was Launched
Chapter 18: Away to the South
Chapter 19: Attacked by the Fighting Trees
Chapter 20: The Dainty China Country
Chapter 21: The Lion Becomes the King of the Beasts
Chapter 22: The Country of the Quadlings
Chapter 23: Glinda Grants Dorothy’s Wish
Chapter 24: Home Again
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Home and Belonging
Good vs. Evil
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The Scarecrow
The Tin Woodman
The Cowardly Lion
The Wizard of Oz
The Wicked Witch of the West
The Good Witch of the North
Glinda
Aunt Em
Uncle Henry
Toto
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The Green Spectacles
Dorothy’s Silver Slippers
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1: The Cyclone
Chapter 2: The Council with the Munchkins
Chapter 3: How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow
Chapter 4: The Road Through the Forest
Chapter 5: The Rescue of the Tin Woodman
Chapter 6: The Cowardly Lion
Chapter 7: The Journey to the Great Oz
Chapter 8: The Deadly Poppy Field
Chapter 9: The Queen of the Field Mice
Chapter 10: The Guardian of the Gates
Chapter 11: The Wonderful Emerald City of Oz
Chapter 12: The Search for the Wicked Witch
Chapter 13: The Rescue
Chapter 14: The Winged Monkeys
Chapter 15: The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible
Chapter 16: The Magic Art of the Great Humbug
Chapter 17: How the Balloon was Launched
Chapter 18: Away to the South
Chapter 19: Attacked by the Fighting Trees
Chapter 20: The Dainty China Country
Chapter 21: The Lion Becomes the King of the Beasts
Chapter 22: The Country of the Quadlings
Chapter 23: Glinda Grants Dorothy’s Wish
Chapter 24: Home Again
Themes
All Themes
Self-Doubt vs. Self-Confidence
Home and Belonging
Good vs. Evil
Friendship
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Dorothy
The Scarecrow
The Tin Woodman
The Cowardly Lion
The Wizard of Oz
The Wicked Witch of the West
The Good Witch of the North
Glinda
Aunt Em
Uncle Henry
Toto
Symbols
All Symbols
The Green Spectacles
Dorothy’s Silver Slippers
Lit Devices
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Allegory
Anthropomorphism
Dramatic Irony
Fallacy
Foreshadowing
Genre
Idioms
Imagery
Irony
Mood
Motifs
Paradox
Personification
Satire
Setting
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