The concept of WAS is an adult parallel to the magical Land of Oz, that never existed as a real place. Instead, the novel explores the tragic, but very moving life of ``Dorothy Gael'' in 1800s Kansas, whose traumatic experiences with Aunt Emily and Uncle Henry after her mother's death lead her to create an imaginary and idealized world in her mind based on some of her real-life experiences as a way of coping with her bleak reality.
The concept of WAS is an adult parallel to the magical Land of Oz, that never existed as a real place.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
concept
concept
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
be
WAS
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
adult
adult
NOUN
NN
root
Number=Sing
parallel
parallel
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
magical
magical
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
Land
Land
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Oz
Oz
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
advmod
never
never
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
exist
existed
VERB
VBD
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
real
real
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
place
place
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Instead, the novel explores the tragic, but very moving life of ``Dorothy Gael'' in 1800s Kansas, whose traumatic experiences with Aunt Emily and Uncle Henry after her mother's death lead her to create an imaginary and idealized world in her mind based on some of her real-life experiences as a way of coping with her bleak reality.
advmod
instead
Instead
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
novel
novel
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
explore
explores
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
tragic
tragic
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
advmod
very
very
ADV
RB
conj
VerbForm=Ger
move
moving
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
life
life
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nmod
Number=Sing
Dorothy
Dorothy
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Gael
Gael
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
1800s
1800s
NOUN
NNS
nmod
Number=Sing
Kansas
Kansas
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel
whose
whose
PRON
WP$
amod
Degree=Pos
traumatic
traumatic
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
experience
experiences
NOUN
NNS
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
aunt
Aunt
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Emily
Emily
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
uncle
Uncle
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Henry
Henry
PROPN
NNP
case
after
after
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
death
death
NOUN
NN
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
lead
lead
VERB
VBP
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
create
create
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
imaginary
imaginary
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
idealize
idealized
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
world
world
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
mind
mind
NOUN
NN
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
base
based
VERB
VBN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
some
some
DET
DT
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
real
real
ADJ
JJ
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
life
life
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
experience
experiences
NOUN
NNS
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
way
way
NOUN
NN
mark
of
of
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
cope
coping
VERB
VBG
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
bleak
bleak
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
reality
reality
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.