Why do Auntie Em and Uncle Henry not have counterparts in Oz?

In the film version of The Wizard of Oz several characters play two roles - one from the scenes in Kansas before the tornado, and a second as a counterpart character in Oz. Miss Gulch is the Wicked Witch of the West, the three farmhands are the Scarecrow, Tinman, and Lion, and Professor Marvel is the Wizard of Oz. The only characters from Kansas who do not have counterpart roles are Auntie Em and Uncle Henry. Is there a particular symbolic reason for this?

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Best Answer

Neither Dorothy nor Toto had alternates in Oz and it wasn't established in the film that they HAD to have alternate versions of themselves. Ultimately, it stands to reason that the writers realized that to impart the moral of the story only required Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, and Professor Marvel.

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Is Auntie Em a character in Oz?

Aunt Em is a fictional character from the Oz books. She is the aunt of Dorothy Gale and wife of Uncle Henry, and lives together with them on a farm in Kansas.

What happened to Aunt Em in Wizard of Oz?

In Baum's subsequent Oz books, she along with Dorothy and Uncle Henry eventually all moved away from Kansas to permanently live in the magical Land of Oz. Aunt Em hugs a returned Dorothy and Toto. By artist Charles santore.

Are Glinda and Aunt Em the same person?

Auntie Em Dorothy's Aunt and Henry's wife. A typical midwestern farm worker, her main concern is the upkeep of her farm. Doubles as Glinda the Good Witch of the North. Ethereal, whimsical, comedic.

Why does Dorothy live with her aunt and uncle in The Wizard of Oz?

In the Oz books, Dorothy is raised by her aunt and uncle in the bleak landscape of a Kansan farm. Whether Aunt Em or Uncle Henry is Dorothy's blood relative remains unclear. Uncle Henry makes reference to Dorothy's mother in The Emerald City of Oz, possibly an indication that Henry is Dorothy's blood relative.

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