Dorothy's Loyalty In 'The Wizard Of Oz'

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Dorothy a young Kansas farm girl that lives with her Aunt named Em and Uncle named Henry. When Almira who owns a large portion of the county and she brings a sheriff's order to take Dorothy's little dog named Toto away to have the dog destroyed because Toto bit Gulch's leg Auntie Em and Uncle Henry refuse to go against the law and they give the dog to Miss Gulch. However whale Miss Gulch rides away on her bicycle with Toto in her basket Toto the dog escapes and returns home to Dorothy. Realizing that Miss Gulch will come back Dorothy runs away with Toto.
In the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy was played by Judy Garland, who received an Academy for her performance. She was seventeen years old when the film was released, with a brace on …show more content…

Ray Bolger was originally cast to play the role, but he always wanted to play the Scarecrow, so he was unhappy about it because he wanted to switch with Buddy Ebsen, who was playing the Scarecrow. The Tin Man's makeup originally contained an aluminum powder which got into Ebsen's lungs, bringing him to the edge of death, while Bolger was pleased with his role as the Scarecrow. Haley's Tin Man makeup of aluminum paste instead of aluminum powder was perfect for the 1939 film. Ebsen was rushed to a hospital and had to give up the role. A safer paste was devised for his replacement. Haley based his breathy speaking style in the movie on the voice he used for telling his son bedtime stories. His portrayal of the character is by far the most famous. There is no explanation in the film of how the Tin Man became the Tin Man. It is subtly implied that he was always made of tin; the only reference to the tinsmith is the Tin Man's remark "The tinsmith forgot to give me a heart". Unlike the costumes of the Scarecrow and Cowardly Lion, that of the Tin Man "was largely destroyed". Haley also portrayed the Tin Man's Kansas counterpart, Hickory. Screenwriter Noel Langley created this character for the film. Hickory helps Zeke lower a bed into its place on a wagon at the farm. Unlike Zeke, Hickory and Hunk lose their hats with Uncle Henry as they struggle to open the cellar when the tornado approaches …show more content…

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. The majority of the story happens in Oz, a fictitious place that exists on Earth but is cut off from every other part of the world so that only chance brings Dorothy and the Wizard to this land. The Emerald City is green though Dorothy eventually comes to discover that the majority of the color is created through the use of the green-lenses on the glasses everyone

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