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Jacob Haller ([personal profile] jwgh) wrote in [personal profile] mmcirvin 2003-07-10 05:26 pm (UTC)

The Tin Woodman: Another View

I found the following in an Amazon review of the Patchwork Girl Of Oz and thought others might be interested:
I REALLY MUST DISAGREE THAT THE TIN WOODMAN WAS SO KIND AND GENTLE THAT EVERYONE LOVED HIM (I HATE HIM MORE THAN THE DEVIL EVEN) NO ONE CANNOT PRETEND THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE A MENACING, DISCRIMINATING SIDE TO HIS PERSONALITY! HE DOES NOT REALLY HAVE A HEART! THE WIZARD WAS NOTHING MORE THAN A HUMBUG, REMEMBER! WHAT HE DOES HAVE IS A VERY POOR SUSTITUTE TO THE REAL THING! THIS IS WHAT I MEAN, IN "VISITORS FROM OZ" HE SAYS, "I COULD CHOP OFF HIS HEAD, BUT THAT WOULDN'T BE KIND. MY HEART WOULD NEVER ALLOW IT." IF HE HAD GOOD HEART HE NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF SUCH A THING AT ALL! BETTER THAN THINK OF IT AND WANT TO BUT NOT ALLOW HIMSELF TO BECAUSE OF HIS FAKE HEART! HE IS REALLY SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE A GUARDIAN ANGEL! AND, LISTEN! THE REAL TIN WOODMAN DOES NOT THREATEN PEOPLE WITH HIS AXE! I WILL NEVER, EVER, ACCEPT ANYTHING LESS!

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