“One learns that without struggle and hardship, without the perilous journey itself, one would never have been able to discover his true self his true home.” Dorothy’s journey places her and her companions in many ‘over the rainbow situations’ involving everything form Munchkins to flying monkeys. She belives her quest is to get back to Kansas and Auntie Em. She is yet to see the journey of self discovery that lies ahead. “Oh, I'd …showed first 75 words of 678 total…

…showed last 75 words of 678 total…-- if I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own backyard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with! Is that right?” It just shows that the key to your real self could be right under your nose or your toes for that matter, but without the journey and struggles and hardships related to the journey you have nothing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**