Read the excerpt from "The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible." "I thought Oz was a great Head," said Dorothy. . . . "No. . ." said the little man meekly. "I have been making believe." "Making believe!" cried Dorothy. "Are you not a Great Wizard?" "Hush, my dear," he said. "Don't speak so loud, or you will be overheard--and I should be ruined. I'm supposed to be a Great Wizard." "And aren't you?" she asked. "Not a bit of it, my dear; I'm just a common man." "You're more than that," said the Scarecrow, in a [sad] tone; "you're a humbug." "Exactly so!" declared the little man, rubbing his hands together as if it pleased him. "I am a humbug." "But this is terrible," said the Tin Woodman. . . . What theme does the excerpt support? It is wrong to trick people. Home is where the heart is. Love will always conquer all. Helping others brings rewards.

The discovery of Oz, the terrible is the one of the chapter from the story called as The wonderful wizard of Oz. The story is written by L. Frank Baum. The character in the story are Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Lion, all look to the wizard to help them with their issues.

The main theme of the Discovery of Oz, The terrible is about the being self-reliance. It also comes across the several themes such as independence and value of friendship and life journey.

According to the given excerpt, The central idea of the passage is that deceiving people is wrong. Therefore, it can be concluded that option first is correct.

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