Reading Post

this week i read Wizard of Oz; the classic tale of Dorothy being taken in a storm and waking in the blissfull place of Oz. shes completely confused and unsure as to what had happened, but realizes she, "isn't in Kansas anymore." she had landed on the wicked which of the east, and now is the owner of the red ruby slippers. she is told by a beautiful angel figure to visit the wizard of oz if she wishes to return home. on her journey down the yellow brick road that the godmother had told her of , she meets the other main characters; the cowardly lion, the frightened scarecrow, and the heartless tin man. they all join the voyage in hopes that the wizard could help all of them. they run into a problem though, the wicked witch of the west is hunting her down through the story in order to gain back the slippers that Dorothy now processes. the witch hunts her down and takes her away from the trio she had gained on her trip, and now it is their job to save her before it is too late. they are successful and able to continue the journey, but once there at the emerald city, the home of the wizard, they are denied entrance at the doorway. Dorothy looses it and now is afraid she will never be able to go home to Kansas to see her family again. the tears she sheds causes the doorkeeper to breakdown and allow her admission to the city. the fantastic craziness found within the city explains as to why the city is isolated. shes in awe over the fantasies within the walls; the color changing horses, the miniature peoples, the riches galore. they meet the wizard deep within his own keep, and uncover his scam. hes human, and nothing more. but even this being so, he is still able to help these travelers. he helps Dorothy get back to her home in Kansas, and when she awakens she realizes she had never actually left but was unconscious in her bed. she had been hit in the head during the storm and dreamt the entire place. but the ironic points of this are the people she dreamt of are real, and happen to be the most important people of her life. she comes to realize tat she never needed to leave home to see what she had all along. she is perfectly happy with this as well, contempt within her own little life.