Themes In The Wizard Of Oz

When one mentions The Wizard of Oz, it is most likely followed by the repetition of the phrase “there’s no place like home.” Nevertheless, the classic that is The Wizard of Oz is a story that holds dear and true to the young and the old. Because of this deep fascination viewers have with the movie, it sparks wonder and imagination in many people that desire to explore the unknown. The movie features numerous roads, which add to the complete significance of the movie. It may be the presence of these roads in the movie that leads to the overall theme of going home.
With that being said, the opening scene of the movie features Dorothy as she travels on a long narrow road opposite the camera towards home. Following her return home, the viewer is …show more content…
She sees bright, vivid colors and the music stirs a sense of wonder and excitement into Dorothy. She realizes that this land of wonder may just be filled with the exhilaration that she has been searching for all long. With that being said, as the munchkins emerge from behind the bushes, she realizes that she has wandered into a land much more peculiar than Kansas as she states, “Toto I don’t think we’re in Kansas Anymore.” This continuation of roads in the movie prevails as Dorothy begins her trek to see the wizard by following the yellow brick road. She starts off walking, with excitement until the music from the munchkins excites her and she begins skipping. This signifies her anticipation of being in this new land. Dorothy feels that she may have wandered into the right place after …show more content…
Her journey goes to show that although finding new and exciting places is interesting, people usually always find their way back home. Dorothy had to experience the journey to realize that she did not have any reason to leave home at all because she held all the answers that she needed all along. The same situation occurs with her friends the scarecrow, tin man, and cowardly lion. Each character believes that they are missing something, and their mutual loss makes their friendship grow. They are all searching for something that they had the power to change throughout the whole journey, but sometimes people have to go through trials in order for answers to be revealed. Dorothy finally realizes this as she says, “If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with.” Her journey helped her to discover that home is where she needed to be all