Fairy Tale Of Dorothy

Upon entering Wonderland, Alice lost sight of who she was and started second guessing herself. This can be observed after she fell through the rabbit hole and landed in the dark room. Alice states, “Dear, dear! How queer everything is to-day! And yesterday things went on just as usual. I wonder if I’ve changed in the night? Let me think: was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different” (Carroll 19). This is just one of many instances in Alice’s journey that demonstrates an identity crisis. It is almost as if she did not want to believe what she was seeing and was incapable of separating her reality from fantasy. Another example that shows Alice being unsure of her identity is when the Caterpillar

Both Dorothy and Alice face different types of antagonists throughout their journeys, were as they were seen as the driving forces of good. For example, upon Dorothy’s arrival to the land of Oz her house lands and kills the Wicked Witch of the East, her death results in freeing of all the enslaved Munchkins. Dorothy was sad and shocked that her house killed the evil Witch of the East, she cries out, ‘“Oh dear! Oh dear! ...“clasping her hands together in dismay. “The house must have fallen on her. Whatever shall we do?”… “There is nothing to be done,” said the little woman calmly… “She has held all the Munchkins in bondage for many years, making them slave for her night and day. Now they are all set free”’ (Baum 9). Dorothy is a symbol of good for all that live in Oz and everyone is grateful for her defeating the evil Witch. Another evil character that was defeated by the innocent Dorothy was the Wicked Witch of the West who had enslaved her. However, at first she was afraid when “She looked down at Dorothy’s feet, and seeing the Silver Shoes, began to tremble with fear, for she knew what a powerful charm belonged to them. At first the Witch was tempted to run away… but she happened to look into the child’s eyes and saw how simple the soul behind them was…” (Baum 69). This further exemplifies the innocence Dorothy

However, Alice did not gain the courage to stand up against her and call her out until right before she woke up from her dream. This shows that Alice needed to grow and develop as a person and try to find out who she was before she could finally standing up to the evil Queen. At the end Alice realizes she has nothing to be afraid of because the Queen was just a playing card and had no real power. Alice yells, ‘“You’re nothing but a pack of cards!” At this the whole pack rose up into the air, and came flying down upon her; she gave little scream, half of fright and half of anger, and tried to beat them off and found herself lying on the bank, with her head in the lap of her sister”’ (Carroll 189). The last scene of Alice’s dream of her standing up to the Queen and the cards attacking her shows that she finally overcame the struggles she was facing in the beginning of her journey and as she was reaching the end and no longer had to be