How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from The Wizard of Oz.
Quote #7
DOROTHY: Oh, thank you so much! Now we can go back to the Wizard, and tell him the Wicked Witch is dead!
This really is Dorothy's definitive coming-of-age moment. Witch = dead. Prize = well in hand. Wizard = minor technicality at this point. Give this gal a driver's license and a voting form. She's ready.
Quote #8
DOROTHY: If you were really great and powerful, you'd keep your promises!
First case of her new-found adulthood officially in action: she calls out the Wizard's duplicity and seems ready to stick by it. We've seen flashes of it before in the story, but this is the first time it really sticks (with a little help from Toto, of course).
Quote #9
DOROTHY: Well, I, I think that it, it wasn't enough to just want to see Uncle Henry and Auntie Em, and it's that, if I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with! Is that right?
It's more than all right, Dorothy: it's right on the nose. Consider it your final exam before passing and getting your diploma.