The Wiz essay

Steve Epting
AP English
The Wiz
The movie The Wiz is an all time classic. It is a very fun and entertaining movie to watch. The main character, Dorothy, shows a big transition in her attitude in being independent. At the very beginning, she is a very shy person that always keeps to herself. By the end, she is a young woman that is not afraid to be herself around anyone. She shows tremendous growth as the movie progresses.
When the movie starts, Dorothy keeps to herself and she lives with her aunt. She is very dependent on her aunt for things. She is always helping out around the house and doesn’t really have a life of her own. Dorothy also doesn’t have a love life; she pushes guys away because she doesn’t like to get too close. Her aunt challenges her to start a new life by getting her own apartment and also teaching older high school kids instead of kindergartners.
Dorothy realizes, after she was whisked to Oz, that in order for her to get home she had to depend on herself to make it happen. This was a whole new world for her because she’s never really had to do anything for herself. This predicament is challenging her to face her fears and be brave. She had to go to Emerald City to meet the Wiz so that she could get back home. Dorothy realizes that she can be brave for not only herself, but for other people as well.
The main character, Dorothy, meets some very peculiar characters during her journey to Emerald City. First, she comes across a scare crow in need of a brain. Next, she comes across a tin man that was in need of a heart. Finally, she meets a lion that is in desperate need of courage. She had company on her way to meet the Wiz and it helped her to not give up hope. Even though she had problems, she still wanted to help others.
In conclusion, Dorothy showed maturity growth and she was growing to be independent. She had to go through all of that just to learn how to be independent and take care of things on her own. By the end, she didn’t need anyone to take care of her. She has broken out of her own little box and she has started to really live her life.