Wizard Of Oz Lion Character Analysis

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In the Wizard Of Oz Lion was the dynamic character he changes from at first being a coward to being a Lion that's not scared of nothing. To start off, when they were traveling in the forest and found the lion in the forest he said. “I haven't any courage at all. I even scare myself”. He seemed tough but really he was scared of anything that crossed his path. After that, when they confronted Oz to get there heart, brain, courage and a way home the movie showed. The lion was trembling with fear when he was told to confront the wizard and ask for courage.. Lion was a scaredy cat once again. Then, when Dorothy was captured he decided to made a plan to go save dorothy he stated. “All right, I'll go in there for Dorothy --Wicked Witch or

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