Auntie Em
Auntie Em is the guardian of Dorothy in *The Wizard of Oz*, the Kansas farm wife who represents home and normalcy.
The name has become shorthand for a comforting maternal figure or the familiar world one longs to return to: There's no place like home, Auntie Em.
Often invoked humorously when someone feels overwhelmed or far from their comfort zone.
- DorothyClassic feminine given name
- KansasCentral American plains state
- Wizard of OzKansas girl's odyssey
- Emerald CityOz's gleaming green capital
- yellow brick roadMetaphorical route to success
farmhouse · tornado · prairie · apron · worried · come back · gray · homestead · farm life · porch · chickens · cellar · heartland · Judy Garland · pigtails · sepia · black and white · dustbowl
- Wizard of OzDorothy, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Wicked Witch, yellow brick road