* In sharp contrast to her AdaptationalBadass [[Film/TheWizardOfOz movie counterpart]], the Wicked Witch of the West is just as cowardly as the Cowardly Lion (of whom she's afraid). She can't even bring herself to sneak into Dorothy's room and steal the silver shoes while she's sleeping, because she's afraid of the dark!
* Dorothy seems to [[AngstWhatAngst recover pretty quickly from any trauma caused by destroying the Wicked Witch of the West]], judging by Baum's description of the girl quietly washing away the witch's melted remains, before announcing her demise to the other slaves.
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