Object in The Oz Series
key to the green spectacles
Also known as the only key that will unlock them.
The little key the Guardian of the Gates wears at the end of a chain around his neck — the only key that will unlock the green spectacles that are locked onto everyone in the Emerald City by Oz's order.
Appears in 1 chapters, first in chapter 10, last in chapter 10.
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What the story establishes
| Appearance | A little key at the end of a chain worn around the Guardian of the Gates' neck. (as of ch. 10) |
| Object type | Artifact |
| Properties | The sole key able to lock and unlock the golden bands of the green spectacles; kept permanently on the Guardian's person, so no wearer can remove their spectacles without him. (as of ch. 10) |
Relationships
- possesses ← Guardian of the Gates ch. 10The Guardian holds the only key that can unlock the City's spectacles, wearing it at the end of a chain around his neck and using it to lock the golden bands on each visitor.
- uses ← Guardian of the Gates (ended) ch. 10The Guardian uses the little key worn on the chain around his neck to lock the golden bands of the green spectacles onto Dorothy and then onto each of her companions, fastening all of them with it before opening the inner gate.
From the text
“They are all locked on, for Oz so ordered it when the City was first built, and I have the only key that will unlock them.”Chapter 10
There were two golden bands fastened to them that passed around the back of her head, where they were locked together by a little key that was at the end of a chain the Guardian of the Gates wore around his neck.Chapter 10
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