Examples Of Conflicts In The Wizard Of Oz

Essay Question #6 In books, conflicts are what keep the story rolling. They fuel the plot and keep things interesting. Conflicts can vary in size and in nature, too. They form internally or externally and challenge almost everybody. The accusation of fraud in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz strikes the Wizard with conflict when he is forced to make a hard decision and how that one decision can either resolve or exacerbate the situation.
When the Wizard was hit with the accusation of fraud by the gang, his initial reaction was shocked. He turned from shocked to worried; that these people could ruin him if they wanted to. Even Dorothy was so angry and upset that she came up with a new nickname for the Wizard, “The Great and Terrible Humbug” (Baum 155). The gang was so disappointed because they came from a very long tiring journey and it turns out that “The Great and Terrible Oz,” is just an ordinary man who happened to fall upon this city on accident in a hot air balloon (Baum 153). The conflict left the Wizard in an even bigger crux when he has to make the decision of helping these people out who came to him in hopes of granting their wish, or being run out of the city by the angry citizens whom he betrayed.
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This part of the decision would not have resolved the conflict in any way; it would have worsened it. Oz would have been run out of the city, leaving the gang unsatisfied and lost. Dorothy especially would have been lost because Oz was her only chance to get back to Kansas and if he would not have helped her; she would not have made it to Kansas. This goes for the others, too. If Oz did not grant their wishes either, then they would not have had the courage and confidence in themselves to become who they dreamed of being and that would have been worse than committing the crime of