The Road to Oz · Character
Scoodlers
Hostile creatures with detachable heads who attack the travelers.
minor
Also known as the Scoodlers, the dreadful Scoodlers
First appearance: ix facing the scoodlers
Scoodlers's tie to Shaggy Man is one of the pressures that moves The Road to Oz—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The antagonists who capture the group and plan to make them into soup; their heads are all caught and thrown into the gulf by the Shaggy Man.
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With Shaggy Man (rivalry): The Scoodlers are hostile creatures who attack the Shaggy Man and his companions, creating conflict. With Shaggy Man (rivalry): The Scoodlers are hostile creatures who attack the Shaggy Man…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Ozian Party Attendees
- Main Travel Companions
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- 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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- Shaggy Man
rivalry · negative
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- Shaggy Man
rivalry · negative
The Scoodlers are hostile creatures who attack the Shaggy Man and his companions,… How this plays out →
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See Scoodlers in ix facing the scoodlersIn the story
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Chapter companion notes
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See Scoodlers in ix facing the scoodlers