And the Cowardly Lion became King of all beast and went to live in the rainforests and jungles of Oz to rule over the animal kingdom. In No Place Like Oz Dorothy returns to her home and the people celebrates her homecoming with festivals. She then tells the story of her adventure in Oz. Unfortunately, no one believed her and everyone thought this was a story that she just made up, including her friend, Mitzi Blair.
On her 16th birthday, she had a celebration with many townspeople and friends, but, she did not like the decorations and cake that her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry made for her. She was also disgraced when her Aunt Em gave her a dress which was an old one that her Aunt just retouched to make it usable. She then finds a pair of red shoes and fits them on her feet, only discovering that it had magical properties just like the Silver Shoes.
She clicked them three times too along with her Uncle and Aunt, only to find themselves back in Oz, with the disbelief of her Uncle and Aunt. There, she saw a vision of Glinda begging her for help, which she made her objective in returning there. She visited each one of her former friends, discovering that the Scarecrow has been overthroned by Ozma, who has fairy blood which created Oz. As the story progresses and her thoughts are listed, the reader may infer that her attitude is changing and is different from the former Dorothy.
Dorothy then accidentally kills her Aunt and Uncle when she was unable to use her power correctly and crushing the two with their old house. This was later followed between a confrontation between her and Ozma, with her overpowering her and freeing Glinda. Do you think it feels better to help someone or to be helped by someone?
In Chapter 3 Dorothy meets and rescues the scarecrow who is finding it very boring being stuck on a pole trying to scare away birds. Can you make or draw your own scarecrow? If you loved this chapter, why not check out some more ideas.
Brainless creatures. Denslow circa Somewhere in the middle of the Munchkin Country of Oz, he was introduced as being placed high up on a wooden pole in the cornfields of the Munchkin farming community. He is described as having an overstuffed sack filled with straw for a head with a mouth, nose, ears, and eyes painted on with blue paint, one of his eyes is said to be larger than the other and has two big blue buttons for pupils.
On his stuffed body he wears worn-out and faded hand-me down Munchkin clothing of blue, with an old wrinkled and pointed hat that stands a foot above his head. Around his waist is an old leather belt and on his stuffed feet are old and scuffed farm-boots of navy blue. Because he is wearing Munchkin clothing the original Scarecrow is actually quite short in height like the majority of the Munchkin race in Oz. In the very first Oz illustrations by W.
Denslow , he is only as tall as Dorothy who is a mere child said to be no older than twelve. So the Scarecrow would only stand about four or five feet high. When he befriended Dorothy, at first he did not understand why the little girl wanted to leave the magical Land of Oz and go back to Kansas as the majority of Oz is such a beautiful place when Dorothy described Kansas to be colorless and dull.
It is then when Dorothy tried to explain to her new stuffed friend that he can't understand because he has no brains. Therefore, he simply cannot grasp the concept of the way people who are made of flesh and blood think, and the desire of returning to where one belongs no matter how beautiful or appealing any other place may be, for home is where the heart is. Thus, concluding that there is " No Place Like Home ".
The Scarecrow is a extremely gentle character, his disposition is so kind and considerate, obliging, and honest that all who know him love him. The Scarecrow is a very clumsy and uncoordinated figure in his mannerisms because he is stuffed with straw. Therefore Scarecrow can never get hurt, though he is awkward in his movements as he literally weighs less than five to ten pounds.
He never tires, and never needs to sleep or eat. He also sees very well in the dark. The only thing he fears is the burning flame of hot fire! Despite claiming to not have a brain, the Scarecrow questioned Dorothy for wanting to return to Kansas as Oz is far more colorful and pleasant compared to Kansas, which is boring and colorless.
He also comes up with some quick-thinking and clever plans on his first journey with Dorothy, saving the party from the kalidahs among other things. After the Wizard gives him some "brains", the placebo effect turns his lack of confidence in himself into near-overconfidence, and he becomes very proud of his intellect.
However, he is neither very wise, nor is he stupid. Despite being a man made of straw, he still finds himself enamoured with the beauty of Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, in The Patchwork Girl of Oz , due to their many similarities, neither of them being "meat people". She becomes his love interest in subsequent books, though their romance isn't fully explored much in the series. The Scarecrow doesn't have a significant history. He was only two days old when he met Dorothy Gale.
Unlike animated non-humans from later in the series such as Jack Pumpkinhead and the Patchwork Girl , who were both brought to life using the Powder of Life , L. Frank Baum never adequately explained how or why the Scarecrow came to life. Parents Home Homeschool College Resources. Study Guide. Frank Baum. Previous Next. The Scarecrow The Scarecrow is the first friend that Dorothy makes on the yellow brick road, and he's exactly the kind of guy who makes a perfect companion on a road trip.
Born Yesterday The thing is, Scarecrow was born yesterday. So Insecure The sad irony of the Scarecrow's life is that his greatest insecurity happens to be his greatest strength. What's Up With the Ending? Tired of ads? Join today and never see them again. Get started.
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