How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"Won't you go with me?" pleaded the girl, who had begun to look at the little old woman as her only friend.
"No, I cannot do that," she replied; "but I will give you my kiss, and no one will dare injure a person who has been kissed by the Witch of the North." (2.58-59)
What's the old saying? When the Good Witch closes a door, she opens a window. Okay, that's not it, but still—it's a good thing Dorothy doesn't let her disappointment at having to start off alone stop her from making her journey.
Quote #2
It was fortunate the Tin Woodman had no heart at that moment, for it would have beat loud and fast from terror. Being only tin, the Woodman was not at all afraid, but he was much disappointed. (11.82)
The Tin Woodman was expecting to see a lovely lady, like the Scarecrow did when he visited the Wizard, but instead he gets a beast. He's disappointed because he thinks the lovely lady would have been more likely to grant him a heart, but what we find interesting is his complete lack of fear. Which emotion do you associate more closely with the heart: fear or disappointment? Why do you think the Tin Woodman feels one quite profoundly but not the other?
Quote #3
"We must go back to Oz, and claim his promise."
"Yes," said the Woodman, "at last I shall get my heart."
"And I shall get my brains," added the Scarecrow, joyfully.
"And I shall get my courage," said the Lion, thoughtfully.
"And I shall get back to Kansas," cried Dorothy, clapping her hands. (13.23-13.27)
Or…maybe not. Spoiler alert: a major disappointment is on the horizon.