Themes In The Wizard Of Oz

The theme that L. Frank Baum is trying to get out to his audience is that there is no place like home, in the movie The Wizard of Oz. For example, the characters that are in Dorothy's dream, represent people at home, as the audience found out toward the end of the movie. This is showing that home, or the people who represent home, are very important to Dorothy and means a lot to her, especially since they were showing up in her dream. Also, Dorothy has trouble deciding if she wants to go back home or not. Meaning, that home is important and special to her, and that even though Oz is great, Dorothy really wants to be with her family. Additionally, the scenes of Dorothy’s home are in black and white, where Oz is in color. The director probably