The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Themes and Characters
Loss and spiritual renewal are primary themes of this book in which the four major characters withstand challenges and persevere to learn more about themselves by comprehending the strange world through which they venture. Like archetypal heroes, the protagonists encounter both helpful and deceitful characters who either assist them or hinder them, sometimes maliciously. The characters' hopes and wishes tend to be familiar to readers because they express universal concerns and desires. Some characters seem absurd, such as a lion being a coward. Such paradoxes ironically make the...
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