The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Chapter 2

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Narration Prompt

Summarize the chapter's arc, then identify the central tension Baum is developing as Dorothy enters Oz and evaluate whether he handles it honestly and effectively.

Discussion Questions

  1. If this chapter has a single governing idea, what is it, and why? Consider whether Dorothy's truthfulness and her longing for home strengthen the same reading or pull the chapter in different directions, and use the chapter's structure and details to defend your view.
  2. The good Witch claims that magic survives only in lands too cut off to become civilized. Why does this small theory deserve a reader's attention, and what might Baum be suggesting about civilization and wonder by placing it here? Use the chapter's details to explain.

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