Living being in The Oz Series
Wildcat
Also known as a great yellow Wildcat, the great Wildcat, a strange beast.
A great yellow wildcat with fiery red eyes, flattened ears, and two rows of ugly bared teeth, which came bounding over the grass in pursuit of a fleeing field mouse and was beheaded in a single axe-blow by the Tin Woodman.
Appears in 1 chapters, first in chapter 9, last in chapter 9.
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What the story establishes
| Appearance | A great yellow wildcat with ears lying flat to its head, a wide-open mouth showing two rows of ugly teeth, and red eyes that glowed like balls of fire. (as of ch. 9) |
| Being nature | An ordinary, non-speaking wild predatory beast that only growls. |
| Body conditions | Beheaded — its head cut clean off from its body, the beast lying in two pieces. |
| Conflict | In deadly pursuit of the fleeing field mouse when the Tin Woodman's axe cuts the chase short. (as of ch. 9) |
| Current goal | To run down and kill the little gray field mouse fleeing before it. (as of ch. 9) |
| Dialogue style | Non-verbal; utters only a low growl rather than speech. (as of ch. 9) |
| Health condition | Dead: its head cut clean off from its body by one blow of the Tin Woodman's axe, the two pieces left lying at his feet. (as of ch. 9) |
| Is alive | no (as of ch. 9) |
| Motive | To catch and kill the little field mouse it is chasing. (as of ch. 9) |
| Personality | Ferocious and predatory, all snarling menace as it hunts. (as of ch. 9) |
| Referential profile | neuter (as of ch. 9) |
| Skills | Swift predatory pursuit: bounds over the grass at speed, running down prey with ears flattened and jaws open — fast enough to nearly overtake the fleeing field mouse. (as of ch. 9) |
| Status | Killed — beheaded by the Tin Woodman's axe and left lying in two pieces. (as of ch. 9) |
Relationships
- kills ← Tin Woodman (ended) ch. 9The Tin Woodman raises his axe and, as the Wildcat runs past, strikes off its head clean from its body, killing it to save the fleeing field mouse.
- threatens → Queen of the Field Mice (ended) ch. 9The great Wildcat chases the little field mouse — the Queen of the Field Mice — mouth open and bent on killing her, until the Tin Woodman intervenes.
From the text
It was, indeed, a great yellow Wildcat, and the Woodman thought it must be chasing something, for its ears were lying close to its head and its mouth was wide open, showing two rows of ugly teeth, while its red eyes glowed like balls of fire.Chapter 9