Dorothy Must Die

Amy tries to run but crashes into an invisible wall. When she accepted Mombi’s help, a spell bound her to the witches. The third woman is Glamora, Glinda’s twin sister, and the three formerly wicked witches are now good to balance out Dorothy’s wickedness. They show Amy a map that details the changes in Oz. Once, the entire land was vibrant with magic spread equally. Now, the land is mostly dead and gray, except for the Emerald City, which glows blindingly bright. Dorothy steals the magic from the land, and the witches need Amy’s help because “Dorothy must die” (135).

Amy can’t believe the witches think she’s capable of killing anyone. Mombi argues that Amy held her own in the fight in her cell, but Amy’s still convinced most of that was magic, not her. She argues that she isn’t even from Oz, but the witches point out all the similarities between her and Dorothy. Amy can’t deny that the stories match, and after what’s happened since she arrived, she feels like she “was linked to Oz somehow” (139).