Background[]
"Auntie Em" (or Emily Brown) was a fictional character from the Oz Books by L. Frank Baum[1]. She was the aunt of Dorothy Gale, one of the main characters of the Oz books. Dorothy lived with Auntie Em and her Uncle Henry in Kansas before she was swept up by a cyclone that took her to the Land of Oz.
Appearance and Personality[]
She was described as a 'frail farmer's wife'. She and her husband Uncle Henry allowed Dorothy to invite Conner, Alex, Jack, Goldilocks, Mother Goose, Red, and Lester into their home. Auntie Em told them she couldn't remember the last time they had visitors.[2]
References[]
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Frank_Baum
- ↑ Beyond the Kingdoms, ch 12, p 167 & 170