The contrast between the problem-free Land of Oz and the trouble stricken United States of America was never made more strongly apparent in Baum's work than here.
I think this is the only time there is a mention of a parent for Dorothy. A parent her mother who passed away. Do we ever hear anything of a father? She has the Gale last name and the woman uncle Henry is thinking about is his sister so I guess not.
The contrast between the problem-free Land of Oz and the trouble stricken United States of America was never made more strongly apparent in Baum's work than here.
Ooof, this is a hard one, innit?
I think this is the only time there is a mention of a parent for Dorothy. A parent her mother who passed away. Do we ever hear anything of a father? She has the Gale last name and the woman uncle Henry is thinking about is his sister so I guess not.