Comparison Essay: Dorothy's Grandlaughter

I Must be Dorothy’s Granddaughter

The test is correct in its comparison of my personality and Dorothy’s personality shown in the famous movie “The Wizard of OZ.” I will demonstrate this by providing a few examples that show I have the same characteristics as Dorothy did in the movie. She was portrayed as cheerful and readily willing to get along with everyone she met. As she went along the road, she sang and danced while spreading joy to all those around her. At first, she was happy to be away from her small town, but soon she began to miss her friends and family. From that point forward, her only focus was to get back home to the people that made her feel comfortable.

As a young girl growing up in the country of Ukraine, like Dorothy, I
When the lady behind the counter handed me the ice cream cone, I told her that I liked the gold pattern in her earrings. This must have impressed her because she came around from behind the counter and knelt in front of me. She first looked at me, then looked up at my father, and told him that I was an extra observant and sweet, little girl. The earrings that she wore were the birthday gift from her mother before she passed away. I was the only person who noticed this special pattern and took the time to tell her how much I liked it. She also pointed out that I was the only little girl that came in there who looked directly into her eyes as I thanked her. I remember skipping down the street as I held my father’s hand and feeling how proud he was of me. From that day forward, I decided to compliment everyone to see their joy and
All I need to hear is the cheerful melody of a song to get my emotions flowing out of me. I can trace this all back to when I first began to take piano lessons as a child. The melody of the notes always made my head dance from side to side as I played. I got a compact disc player from my parents and compact discs from relatives for my eleventh birthday. I spent many hours listening to every song on every disc and memorized most of the words to each song. I continued to get new compact discs for my birthdays and other special events. When I was about fourteen, my friends pointed out that anytime they said a phrase, I would begin singing that phrase just as it was sung in one of the songs on my discs. One night at a sleepover, we created a singing game. After one girl said a phrase, we would race to see who could sing a song that had the phrase in it. That was a fun game that we played many times when we were hanging out together. Whenever I miss my homeland, I think of the joy I felt singing the phrase game with my