Title: The Wizard of Oz Author: L.

Frank Baum Type of Book: Fairy Tale

Main Character: Dorothy Gale Describe this character: Dorothy is a little girl who lives in Kansas with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry until the day a cyclone picks up her house, taking her miles away and dropping her in a strange country. Dorothy is a brave girl and when the house is swirling into the sky she soon settles in to see what will happen next. She doesnt see any need to fear and just waits, eventually even taking a nap while the house is flying around. When she arrives, she accepts the people and country as they are but never stops longing for her home, though Kansas is gray and dismal compared to the Land of Oz. The main character changes from ____________________ to ____________________ by the end of the story. The main character does the right thing when: Instead of being afraid, she braved herself into going back home in Kansas. I can identify with the character when:

Another Character: Scarecrow Details: The Scarecrow was the first traveling companion Dorothy Gale and Toto discovered along her journey to the Emerald City to see the Wizard of Oz, and eventually became known as one of the cleverest citizens of the Land of Oz. Another Character: Lion Details: He is nearly as big as a horse, with clear, intelligent eyes and a bushy, tawny mane. He often wears a brightly colored bow on his tail. The Cowardly Lion can sing songs, in a "deep bass voice." Describe the time and place of the story: The story begins and ends in Kansas which is a real place. The descriptions of this setting are limited, focusing mainly on the house where Dorothy lives with her aunt and uncle. There is, however, a reference to the fact that the landscape is very dull and lacks color. The Wizard is actually from Omaha where he was working with a carnival when his balloon was blown away to Oz. Comments about the setting: The setting is quite realistic because Kansan is a real place. But from a real place, it shapes up its mystery by going to an imaginary place, the Oz.

Moral of the Story: Be careful what you wish for.. This story is about: a girl name Dorothy, who was living in Kansan with her Aunt Em and Uncle and was swept away with her dog Toto, in a place called Oz where they get into a wondrous adventure. I learned from the story: I have learned that there is no place like home, and that you yourself have whatever it takes to succeed. You only have to look on yourself deeper and have enough confidence to go through all the obstacles that may come to your life. State a problem in the story and how it was solved: How can Dorothy and her pet dog, Toto get home back in Kansas was the main problem in the story. The main characters find good within themselves and allow themselves to finally return home. Summary of the story: 1. Dorothy, an orphan who lived with her uncle and aunt in Kansas, was accidentally brought by a cyclone, as the cyclone lifted the house Dorothy and her dog, Toto, were in, to the Land of Oz. The house accidentally landed on a Wicked Witch of the East and killed her, which made the Munchkins freed from the Wicked Witch slavery. Despite the beauty of the Land of Oz and the gratefulness of the Munchkins, Dorothy still wanted to go back to Kansas. Thus the Good Witch of the North, which came to the Land of the East after the Munchkins sent her a message about the incident, suggested Dorothy to see the Great Wizard in the City of Emerald and ask him for help. So then with the kiss of the Good Witch of the North on her forehead, and the silver shoes of the killed Wicked Witch of the East on her feet, she went to see the Great Oz. 2. In her journey to the City of Emerald, she met the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion in different places. They decided to go to see the Great Oz together, for the Scarecrow wanted a brain, the Tin Woodman wanted a heart, and the Cowardly Lion wanted courage to ask to the Great Wizard. Together they faced many obstacles and successfully made their way to the City of Emerald and they met the Great Oz. 3. After they met the Great Oz, they were asked to kill the Wicked Witch of the West before the Great Oz gave them what they wanted. As the Great Oz wishes, they had a journey to the West and try to beat the Wicked Witch of the West. In their second journey, they found difficult times. They have been attacked by a troop of wolves, a flock of wild crows, a swarm of black bees, and a dozen of Winkies sent by the Wicked Witch. But the Tin Woodman chopped the wolves to death, the Scarecrow killed all the wild crows, the black bees dead for trying to sting the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion scared the Winkies away. Mad of being beaten, the Wicked Witch requested the Winged Monkey with the power of the Golden Cap to destroy all the travelers but the Cowardly Lion. So the Winged Monkeys tore the body of the Scarecrow, and throw the Tin Woodman from the air to the rocky country. The two comrades were destroyed, but the Winged Monkey couldnt harm Dorothy for she had been kissed on the forehead by the Good Witch of the North. So they brought both Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion to the castle of the Wicked Witch of the West.

4. The Wicked Witch herself couldnt harm Dorothy because of the kiss, so she planned to steal the powerful silver shoes of the Wicked Witch of the East that Dorothy wore. Dorothy was so angry for the Wicked Witch of the West stole her silver shoes, that she threw a bucket of water to the Wicked Witch which then melted her to death. Happy and rejoiced, for being freed from the Wicked Witch, the Winkies helped Dorothy and her companions. After the wrecked Tin Woodman and the torn Scarecrow had been repaired, using the power of the Golden Cap, they flew back to the City of Emerald with the help of the Winged Monkeys. 5. As they got back to the Great Oz, they accidentally found out that the Great Oz was not a wizard after all. He was actually a man from Omaha who flew in an air balloon and got trapped in the magical land a quite long time before. He deceived all the people in the Land and built the City of Emerald then became the ruler of it. Anyway, the old man gave the Scarecrow a brain made of pins and needles, the Tin Woodman a heart made of silk and filled with sawdust, the Cowardly Lion a bottle of courage, and promised Dorothy that he would make an hot-air balloon for them to cross the desert surrounding the magical Land and get back to Kansas. But when the balloon launched, Dorothy missed the chance for she was chasing Toto through the crowd and the old man flew away. 6. Anyway, a guard on the City of Emeralds suggested her to see Glinda, the Good Witch of the South and ask for her help. So once again, Dorothy and her comrades went on a journey, to the Land of the South. This last journey was not as hard as the previous ones, for they have already experienced many things together and the Scarecrows had its brain, the Tin Woodman had his heart, and the Lion was no longer cowardly. On their journey, they met the Fighting trees, the dainty China Country and china people, the great forest in which the Lion killed a monster and became the King of the Beasts, the Hammer Heads, and finally they got in the Country of the Quadlings. In the country there was the Palace of Glinda, the Good Witch of the South. Glinda finally gave Dorothy the way to get back to Kansas, after she asked the Golden Cap from Dorothy. The way out was actually there all the time, in the Silver Shoes Dorothy got from the Wicked Witch of the East. So Dorothy bade her friends good bye and knocked the heels of the Silver Shoes together for three times, and she finally got home to where her aunt and uncle were. What did you think of the book? : The book is good and amusing and quite enjoyable. What did you like about the book? : I liked the whimsicality of the book. What didnt you like about the book? : The fact that it fooled me, when the solution to Dororthys problem was with her all the time, tee-hee! Was the story confusing or hard to believe? : No, not really. Besides, the story was fiction. Was the story predictable (could you guess what was going to happen?) Nope. It got me hooked up because it is thrilling. Was the story believable? : No. I havent seen a lion walking/journeying together with a small girl.

The ending was: Dorothy finally gets to go home by tapping her silver shoe which was there all the time.