What Is The Evidence For The Wizard Of Oz

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In The Wizard of Oz, by Frank Baum, the Tin Man asks for a heart from the wizard, even though he already has one. The first piece of evidence is in the scene where the four heroes are going through the poppy field and then Dorothy falls asleep, causing the Tin Man to cry over Dorothy because he is worried. This shows that the Tin Man does have a heart, because if he didn’t, he wouldn’t be worried about Dorothy and her health. If he didn’t have emotion, he wouldn’t be able to feel bad for Dorothy. The second piece of evidence that proves the Tin Man has a heart is when all four are in the emerald city and they are told that they cannot see the wizard. Dorothy starts crying, and the Tin Man comforts her and tries to come up with a way to let

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