Species in The Oz Series
the glass people
Also known as the people of the glass city, the folks, the throng, the people of the inner world, the crowd of Mangaboos.
The inhabitants of the underground glass city: beautifully formed, attractively dressed people with handsome but expressionless doll-like faces, and no children among them.
Appears in 2 chapters, first in chapter 71, last in chapter 72.
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What the story establishes
| Cultural norms | not_in_text (as of ch. 71) |
| Habitat | An underground glass city lit by six colored suns, located in a great hollow within the middle of the earth. (as of ch. 71) |
| Innate traits | Can walk through open air as if on solid ground, without falling; their faces show no expression of fear, surprise, curiosity, or friendliness. (as of ch. 71) |
Relationships
- species of ← the man with the star ch. 71The man with the star is one of the glass city's inhabitants, sharing their beautiful, calm, doll-like features and ability to walk on air.
- witnesses → Dorothy (ended) ch. 71A crowd of glass city people gathers to stare with expressionless faces at Dorothy after she and her companions arrive, then follows in procession as she is led to the House of the Sorcerer.
- witnesses → Eureka (ended) ch. 71The glass city people, who have never seen a cat before, pay close attention to Eureka among the strange arrivals.
- witnesses → Jim (ended) ch. 71The glass city people, who have never seen a horse before, pay close attention to Jim among the strange arrivals.
- witnesses → Zeb (ended) ch. 71The glass city people stare at Zeb along with the other newcomers, forming a procession behind the buggy as it is led through the streets.
From the text
They did not smile nor did they frown, or show either fear or surprise or curiosity or friendliness.Chapter 71
There was not an ugly person in all the throng, yet Dorothy was not especially pleased by the appearance of these people because their features had no more expression than the faces of dolls.Chapter 71
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