The Struggle With Ms. Gulch In Wizard Of Oz

In the ¨Wizard of Oz¨ the protagonist, Dorothy struggles with Ms. Gulch in a person versus person argument over Toto, Dorothy’s dog. In the initial incident, Ms. Gulch arrives at Dorothy’s home with an order requiring Dorothy to hand over her dog to be put down for biting Ms. Gulch. During Toto’s ride with Ms. Gulch he escapes his basket and runs back to Dorothy. This then, inspires her to run away to keep Toto safe. While on the run Dorothy comes across a magician and while with him has a reading from his crystal ball. During his reading he describes a scene in which Dorothy’s aunt ¨Aunt Em¨ is clutching her heart. Hearing this, Dorothy runs home, just as a cyclone begins. But she is too little too late and by the time she reaches the storm cellar everyone is already locked inside and her screams and yells are lost to the wind. Realizing that her efforts would get her no where she ran back into the house and took what shelter she could. During this time …show more content…
Gulch. Along the way she befriends a scarecrow, tin man, and lion who all seem to resemble the three farm hands who worked for her aunt. After they reach the city Dorothy is tasked by the wizard with killing the witch. Once she has done the deed the wizard tries, and fails, to take her back home. Afterwords, Glenda, the good witch, reveals to Dorothy the path home. Showing her the lesson she needed to learn all along, and allowing her to resolve her problems without having to run away. Up until her realization with the help of Glenda, her journey throughout Oz was rising action. Once the witch died the climax was over and the only thing left for her to do was go back to Kansas. The return to Emerald City, the failed flight with the wizard and the appearance of Glenda and Dorothy’s realization are falling action. Her awakening in her room was a denouement to help explain the existence of a land like