What is the Crossing the Threshold in the Wizard of Oz?

• A. Dorothy kills the Wicked Witch of the East, and the Wicked Witch of the West threatens her. Then, Dorothy starts off on the Yellow Brick Road in order to meet the Wizard.
• B. Dorothy returns to Kansas.
• C. Dorothy meets the Scarecrow first.
• D. Dorothy finds the Ruby Slippers.

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is the moment a hero leaves the familiar world and steps into the unknown, committing to the adventure ahead. In The Wizard of Oz, that transition happens when Dorothy begins her journey along the Yellow Brick Road to meet the Wizard. That start signals she has crossed from Kansas into the magical world of Oz and is now fully engaged in the quest. The later event of the Wicked Witch of the East being killed happens after she’s already in Oz and on the path of the journey, while the other options describe moments that occur after the threshold or outside the committing moment itself. So the description of Dorothy starting off on the Yellow Brick Road to meet the Wizard best captures that leap from ordinary life into the adventure.