Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey
off men who w o u l d have i n t i m i d a t e d her before. S h e has been t h r o u g h a R e s u r
rection. She has changed, in appearance and action, in ways y o u can see on the
screen and feel in your heart.
THE WIZARD OF OZ
T h e W i z a r d of O z is not as visual as Romancing the Stone in its depiction of
how the hero has changed, and yet there is rebirth and learning, expressed in words. The
Resurrection for Dorothy is recoveringfrom the apparent death of her hopes when the Wizard
accidentally floated off in the balloon. Just when it looks as though Dorothy will never achieve
her goal of returning home, there is another appearance by the Good Witch, representing the
positive anima that connects us to home and family. She tells Dorothy she had the power to
return home all along. She didn't tell Dorothy because "She wouldn't have believed me. She