The Road to Oz · Character
Santa Claus
The jolly gift-giver who attends Ozma's birthday celebration.
minor
Also known as Santa, old Santa Claus
First appearance: Important Arrivals
Santa Claus shows up with force in Important Arrivals. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Santa Claus arrives with Ryls and Knooks, greets Dorothy and Button-Bright warmly, and brings gifts for Ozma.
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In Important Arrivals: Santa Claus arrives with Ryls and Knooks, greets Dorothy and Button-Bright warmly, and brings gifts for Ozma. He later rides the Sawhorse around the Emerald City. Later, in The Grand Banquet: The…
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- Other
Character groups
- Main Travel Companions
- Protagonist
- Ozian Party Attendees
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Dorothy’s encounter with the tin statue of herself—a perfect replica of her first appearance in Oz—triggers an…
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