Dorothy's Changes: From Novel to Film Anonymous College

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an American fairytale written by L. Frank Baum.The original story was adapted by director Victor Flemming in 1939 and created into a film. While there are many details from the original story that have been changed, one of the more notable ones is how Dorothy has been changed. The changes made to Dorothy in the film, such as her age, change some of the themes and messages that can be found in the book, as well as how she handles the adventures that she takes on in the land of Oz.

The most noticeable difference about Dorothy in the movie is her age. In the book she is very young, around six or seven years old. In the movie version, Dorothy is fourteen. This in and of itself changes her character and the way she interacts with the world around her. Instead of being a child wishing to have adventures, Dorothy is content with her life on the farm. She isn't wishing to be in a magical land, until Miss Gulch tries to take away Toto. Another way her age has changed the story is the kind of relationship she has with her aunt and uncle. In the book, they care about her, but they seem much more dismissive and distant, because she is a child, and they are very busy. However, in the film version, despite being...