Wizard Of Oz Rebellion Essay

Julius Carrizales

Professor Bausinger

2/5/23

English 1302

Dorothy’s Rebellion

Rebellion, mutiny, and revolt, of these words written, none hold any power unless an event is tied down to it. The Wizard of Oz follows Dorothy in the new strange land in order to find her way home, but is there more to this story? Lost and afraid, Dorothy is the first to go off these rules and change the land of Oz for the better. The very first thing she does is slay the Wicked Witch of the East who had been terrorizing the munchkins to no avail from other witches such as the just as powerful Good Witch of the South Glenda or the Wizard himself of Emerald City. The first thing Dorothy does is offset the rails of Oz and start a course for change. Dorothy is taking

There are others who followed this path, others who chose a civil society instead of the current. Possibly the most well known was Susan B. Anthony who had played a crucial role in women's suffrage and had been interested in rebellion since she was young even holding polls and petitions for anti-slavery at the age of 17. Dorothy, who was only 11 when sucked into Oz by the powerful twister, is only just beginning her alteration in mentality as she sees that society is stuck, for many reasons this is true. From the gold standard which limited the economy and stronger figures who abuse their power such as Miss Almira Gulch who in the 1939 movie had the power to do whatever she please as even Auntie Em stated, “Almira Gulch, just because you own half the county doesn't mean you have the power to run the rest of us!”(The Wizard of Oz, 1939), showing that Miss Gulch is just like tyrannical leaders even if it is a small town in Kansas. Based on all of this information, the lands are past due for change, and Oz is the stage set for Dorothy to show how rebellion can change the toxic

Fiss 1). A rebellious stigma where you go against the common man in order to equalize the unequal. Anyone can be a feminist, so long as you fall under this broad category. Is Dorothy Gale a feminist? Absolutely she is. Further analyzing The Wizard of Oz it is seen that although Dorothy is a female, her stance in Oz does not alter. As the story was written in 1990 neither the Munchkins or the Wicked Witch sees her as any different from a male counterpart. She builds upon this and takes on Oz as not just a girl who is lost, but a maturing woman who will fight for what she has the right for, home. Home is not something that has materialistic value, but sentimental. Reform is what a home needs in order to seek the sentimental value a home should have, Dorothy recognizes that and has reformed her own heart, mind, and courage so that she too can see her