How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"I don't mind my legs and arms and body being stuffed, because I cannot get hurt. If anyone treads on my toes or sticks a pin into me, it doesn't matter, for I can't feel it. But I do not want people to call me a fool…." (3.49)
The Scarecrow is really sensitive about how he's perceived, and his self-esteem suffers for it.
Quote #2
"Many crows and other birds flew into the cornfield, but as soon as they saw me they flew away again, thinking I was a Munchkin; and this pleased me and made me feel I was quite an important person." (4.21)
That feeling was fleeting, though. Soon afterward the crows came back and ate the corn, and the Scarecrow felt like a failure.
Quote #3
"Why, it is said that he never lets anyone come into his presence. I have been to the Emerald City many times, and it is a beautiful and wonderful place; but I have never been permitted to see the Great Oz, nor do I know of any living person who has seen him." (10.22)
No one? Ever? Really? Seems like this statement should have raised some red flags for our intrepid travelers (or for us as readers). And when you go back and reread this part, it does, right? That's foreshadowing. It hints at something to come, but you don't always notice it the first time through. Initially, we think it's just that Oz cultivates a reputation as a man of mystery. Ultimately we find out he limits his exposure to people because he's afraid they'll figure out he's just an ordinary man.