The Wonderful Wizard of OzThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a fictional/fantasy adventure written by L. Frank Baum in 1965. L. Frank Baum was born near Chittenango , New York in 1856. Frank grew up with a heart problem, so he couldn't physically play like other children, so he developed a creative side, so he decided to write stories. The setting of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was set with a happy society with some upsetting problems. The story is set in the 1950s, the story begins in Kansas and then moves to a wonderful place called Oz. Dorothy lived in Kansas and grew up with her Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, and her loving pet Toto. But one day a tornado came to the farm and she was in her bedroom listening to the wind which made her very tired so she fell fast asleep. He dreamed of the Land of Oz, a happy place with lots of happy little munchkins. In the Land of Oz he made many new friends such as the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion and the Witch of the North. These characters are shown through the plot of the book. Being the main character and protagonist, Dorothy was a well-developed character. The story begins when a tornado hits Kansas and Dorothy was in her room and was listening to the wind, which had put her into a deep sleep. As Dorothy dreamed, she dreamed of the great and wonderful Wizard of Oz. When he got to his house he landed on the evil con of the East and all the munchkins thanked him...