The Spirit of Self–Reliance in L Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Journal: DJ Journal of English Language and Literature (Vol.1, No. 2)Publication Date: 2016-12-12
Authors : D Punitham C Santhosh Kumar;
Page : 41-44
Keywords : Self-reliance; Journey; Settings; Modern heroine; Quest for self.;
Abstract
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz represents the spirit of the progressive movement. His heroine is a brave little girl, looking for herself, in spite of Dorothy's emptiness of Kansas prairie. Her adventure helps to achieve and fulfill herself, and her longings symbolically abandons her old self in order to find a new complete one in Oz. Baum's modern heroine portrays the spirit of self-reliance. Dorothy's self-reliance portrays the emptiness of Kansas prairie. Her adventure helps her to achieve the entire self she wishes as she symbolically abandons her old self in order to find a new complete one in Oz.
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