Talk:Toto (Oz)

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Details of death?

Does anybody have details on how Toto died? This article is in need of some serious improvement.

Death Details?
Does anybody have details on how Toto died? This article is in need of some improvement. MakeDamnSure 16:55, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Toto the Prohibitionist
discovered proof right in the book "She closed the door, locked it, and put the key carefully in the pocket of her dress. And so, with Toto trotting along soberly behind her"Godspeed John Glenn! Will 00:29, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Gender
Throughout the article, Toto is referred to as "he". However, the gender in the information sidebar says "female". I've never read the books, so could someone clear up whichever gender is wrong? Ravenicus451 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 22:48, 3 April 2010 (UTC).

... Scottish Terrier?
I'm pretty sure I remember him, from the classic movie, AND a "recent" appearance in Inkheart, as him/her being a Scottish Terrier. Anyone can confirm it, please? Izhido (talk) 14:43, 11 June 2010 (UTC)


 * As mentioned in the article, in the first Oz book Toto’s breed is not mentioned, though the original illustrator, W.W. Denslow, drew him as a terrier, either a Cairn or Scottish. In later Oz books, L. Frank Baum called him “a small black terrier,” and the illustrator, John R. Neill, drew him as a Boston terrier. In the 1939 movie, Toto was played by a Cairn terrier, in keeping with Denslow’s depiction; many (though not all) later versions follow this. Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 17:46, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

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Significance
Toto means “everything” in Latin. The dog eventuates the death of the witch. Toto, being an animal, doesn’t conform to ordinary reason. His actions are intuitive or at least instinctual. It is Toto that isn’t fooled by the “smoke and mirrors” of The Great Oz. Toto unmasks Oz. As a character type Toto is akin to Harpo Marx who isn’t bridled by pathos and is instead pure animus. Dorothy’s desire to protect Toto led to the adventure in Oz. By defending the defenseless Dorothy inadvertently saves the whole of Oz. Juxtapsition76 (talk) 12:53, 5 July 2024 (UTC)