In the beginning of the novel the characters, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, were in Kansas where there was a horrid tornado that was occurring at the time. Dorothy, the protagonist of the story, who was a simple and sweet character represented an individualized ideal of the American people. Toto symbolized the prohibitionists, a movement which followed the Populist Party. Also the prohibitionists were some of the most faithful allies just like in the Wonderful Wizard of Oz toto follows right behind Dorothy, just as the prohibitionists followed the
