Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 17:53:04 -0400
From: DavidXOE@aol.com
Subject: Ozzy Digest, 08-25-96

Hmm - short Digest this time, and absolutely nothing in the way of a comment
hook.

Reverting to some comments from the day before, though, I took the time to
mentally go through the FF for adventures in the various countries. And came
to the conclusion that so far from being neglected, the Gillikin country is
the dominant locale in more books than any of the other Oz countries, being
beaten out only by outside Oz proper. On the other hand, when it isn't the
dominant locale, it's more often virtually ignored than any of the other
countries. I set the following categories: Dominant - more than half the book
takes place in that locale. Major - more than a quarter, but less than half
the book. Minor - more than two chapters, but less than a quarter. Slight -
some action, but no more than two chapters. Ignored - no action in that
locale. Based on that, I got the following results:

Dominant: Outside - 14; Gillikin - 6; Munchkin - 4; Winkie - 3; Quadling - 2;
Emerald City - 1

Major: Emerald City - 10; Outside - 9; Gillikin - 5; Munchkin - 5; Winkie -
5; Quadling - 5

Minor: Emerald City - 14; Winkie - 7; Quadling - 4; Outside - 3; Munchkin -
2; Gillikin - 1

Slight: Emerald City - 12; Outside - 9; Winkie - 6; Quadling - 5; Munchkin -
2; Gillikin - 2

Ignored: Munchkin - 26; Gillikin - 26; Quadling - 22; Winkie - 19; Outside -
5; Emerald City - 3

So the Gillikin country really fares quite well in terms of books in which
more than a quarter of the book takes place in a given locale; with 11 books,
it ties the Emerald City and beats all the other regions within Oz. On the
other hand, if it isn't a major locale, it usually isn't visited at all - the
opening of LAND and the short visits in GNOME KING and WONDER CITY (in which
all the countries are visited on the Ozcalator) are the only cases of minor
or slight uses of that land. Maybe this is why it seems neglected.

David Hulan