The Wonderful World of Oz When I think Hero’s journey, the first thing that comes to my mind is “ The Wizard of Oz.” This to me is a hero’s journey. Dorothy plays a hero as well as Oz and the Scarecrow, the lion, the tin man and the witch of the east. Dorothy was a hero in many ways. She was the lion’s hero along with Oz when he wanted courage and …showed first 75 words of 735 total…

…showed last 75 words of 735 total…of the east again bringing the witch of the west’s ruby red shoes. She told Dorothy to tap them together with her eyes closed chanting. “There’s no place like home.” Finally Dorothy awoke to her doctor and parents around her bed realizing that it was all a dream and the best one she had ever had. She learned a lot about herself, that she could be counted on and to count on friends.