InThe Wizard of Oz, it’s obvious to fans thatThe Wicked Witch is the main antagonistof the film, while Glinda The Good Witch is a heroic ‘good’ fairy godmother-like being that helps Dorothy along her journey in Oz. However, despite their namesakes, this popular theory about the film suggests that this is not the case. Some viewers of the film believe Glinda to be the main villain of the film, some even believing her to be more wicked than The Wicked Witch of The West herself.
Throughout the film, it’s clear thatGlinda helps Dorothy along her journey through Oz. First appearing following Dorothy’s arrival in Munchkinland after her house has killed The Wicked Witch of the East. Glinda then appears to save Dorothy from the poppy spell, cast by the Wicked Witch. At the end of the film, she meets Dorothy back at Munchkinland, revealing thatDorothy has always had the power to get home to Kansas.From a short glance, it may seem that Glinda was trying to assist Dorothy out of the kindness of her heart, but this popular theory tells another story.
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Glinda Is The Real Villain In The Wizard Of Oz — Theory Explained
She Could Have Sent Dorothy Home Straight Away
The theory suggests thatGlinda’s the main villain of the film,as she could’ve sent Dorothy back home to Kansas as soon as she arrived in Oz, but she decided to send Dorothy on a murderous quest before allowing her to leave Oz. Glinda sent Dorothy on a quest to find The Wizard of Oz, believing that he’d be able to help her get back home. Once Dorothy found the Wizard, he sent her on another quest to get the broomstick belonging to the Wicked Witch, expecting her to die on the quest so he wouldn’t have to help her.
The fact that Dorothy killed both of the other two so-called ‘wicked’ witches in Oz worked out well for Glinda.
In short, Glinda planned for Dorothy, a young child, to go alone into the world of Oz, full of creatures that could hurt her, as well as a Wicked Witch looking to destroy her. She didn’t even intervene when The Wizard sent Dorothy into The Wicked Witch’s castle. This suggests thatGlinda had no regard for Dorothy’s safety. As an audience member watching the film, it’s clear that The Wicked Witch is the arch enemy of Glinda, so the fact that Dorothy killed both of the other two, so-called ‘wicked’ witches in Oz worked out quite well for Glinda.
Glinda Was Always Watching Dorothy, But Hardly Intervened
Throughout The Film, Glinda Kept An Eye On Dororthy’s Quest, But Only Helped Her Once
InThe Wizard of Oz,Glinda kept an eye on Dorothy throughout her journey through Oz, proven by the way Glinda saved Dorothy’s life in the poppy field in the middle of the movie. Despite the good act of Glinda saving Dorothy, this theory suggests that Glinda only helped Dorothy out of selfishness, as she needed Dorothy to ‘get rid of’ her nemesis. It is also argued that Glinda only helped Dorothy as a way to show Dorothy that she had her back, so she could manipulate her into trusting her even more than she already did.
Since Glinda kept an eye on Dorothy throughout the film, it offers the question to why Glinda didn’t help Dorothy more often.
Since Glinda kept an eye on Dorothy throughout the film, it offers the question to why Glinda didn’t help Dorothy more often in her journey, especially with the difficult situations Dorothy found herself in. In the film, Dorothy was captured by The Wicked Witch of the West and was given a timer on how long she had left to live. As well as this, The Wicked Witch chased her throughout, and threatened her with fireballs. While all of this was happening,Glinda didn’t help Dorothy at all and left her to die, leaving some to interpret her as a villain.
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All of this evidence proves thatGlinda ‘The Good Witch’ isn’t completely good.Even if she did have good intentions, she was manipulative, secretive and didn’t always help Dorothy when she needed it. However, she did save Dorothy when she had no other option, and she did fulfill Dorothy’s wish and send her home to Kansas at the end of the movie. Therefore, Glinda had both goodness and wickedness buried inside her. Even if this theory is over-exaggerated, it does hold some merit in Glinda not being as good as she first appears.
The audience doesn’t get to see the character when she isn’t grieving.
Similarly, inThe Wizard Of Oz,it would be unfair to classThe Wicked Witch of the West as entirely Wicked, despite her namesake, as the audience-favorite character is dealing with grief over the death of her sister throughout the course of the film. The audience doesn’t get to see the character when she isn’t grieving. All she wants is her sister’s shoes that Dorothy cannot take off her feet, so when she can’t have them, she gets angry and annoyed, a fair reaction for someone suffering with the grief of a loved one, although her actions may seem quite extreme.
The Wizard of Oz
Cast
Based on Frank L. Baum’s book of the same name, The Wizard of Oz follows young Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) as she’s swept away to the magical land of Oz. Upon arriving, she falls afoul of a witch, then enlists the help of a scarecrow, a tin man, and a lion in order to find the Wizard and get home to her family.
