![]() ![]() In The Emerald City of Oz, she states that she has raised chickens for "nearly forty years." After confessing to Dorothy that their farm was facing imminent foreclosure, they all move to the Land of Oz to live for good in the Emerald City. There is no question about Dorothy's love for her aunt: indeed, her request to the magic Silver Shoes is "Take me home to Aunt Em!"Įm spends most of her life working on farms. However, after Dorothy is restored to her at the end of the book, we see her true nature: she cries out, "My darling child!" and covers her with kisses. ![]() Baum tells us that when Dorothy first came to live with her, Em would "scream and press her hand upon her heart" when startled by Dorothy's laughter, and she appears emotionally distant to her at the beginning of the story. In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, she is described as having been a "young, pretty wife" when she arrived at Uncle Henry's farm, but having been " grayed" by her life there, implying that she appears older than her years. She is the aunt of Dorothy Gale and wife of Uncle Henry, and lives together with them on a farm in Kansas. Royal Mender of the Stockings of the Ruler of OzĪunt Em is a fictional character from the Oz books. Queen Latifah ( The Muppets' Wizard of Oz) Aretha Franklin (1995 Apollo Theater Revival) ![]()
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