“It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from growing as gray as her other surroundings. Toto was not gray; he was a little black dog, with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose. Toto played all day long, and Dorothy played with him, and loved him dearly.”— L. Frank Baum in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.What if there were no Toto in The Wizard of Oz? The 1939 film, based on L. Frank Baum’s Oz series, tells the story of a young girl, Dorothy, and her physical and psychological journey toward self-realization. Toto, her beloved little dog, accompanies her throughout the movie. In fact, without Toto, there would be no journey at all. Toto is Dorothy’s guide in her search for meaning and satisfaction. He symbolizes the soul and intuition that ultimately reveal the greater truths of life
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