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1990

Baum, L. Frank—Characters—Dorothy Gale

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Dorothy's Timeless Quest, Richard Tuerk Oct 1990

Dorothy's Timeless Quest, Richard Tuerk

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Analyzes Dorothy’s initial adventure to Oz and back in terms of Campbell’s monomyth. The boon that she receives in Oz, and brings back to Kansas, is a more developed self with the ability—learned in Oz—to love selflessly.

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