Emerald City and the Evergreen Allure of Dorothy Gale

The influence level was tallied by how often the work was cited by other works called long-gap citations.

Its possible that a successful turn fromEmerald Citycould spawn even more modern and inventive takes on Baums story.

But to look forward, first we look back.

As noted by J.T.

Unlike the only two competing contemporary versions of pre-teen female protagonists, Lewis Carrolls Alice and J.M.

Baum foundAlice in Wonderlandto be rambling and incoherent.

I would even take it a step further.

(Ill go no further, but you get the point.)

In times of egregious cultural injustice, it makes sense to turn to escapism.

Ardent readers and viewers alike turn to fantasy to stave off reality.

Dorothy, thrust into a world whosse citizens know nothing but fear, knows no fear.

while she asks why not?

Emerald Citywas a topic on the latest episode of Sci Fi Fidelity.