Witches In Oz Vs. The Wizard Of Oz

Witches have appeared in many stories whether by becoming the antagonist in the stories, movies and TV or by being the either the heroes or the sidekicks in the stories. However, witches are more commonly seen as the villains in the stories. In the old days they would have pointed noses, witch hats, and would use a cauldron. They would be feared by the characters in the story until a brave hero steps in and defeats her, not that much different from the classic save-the-princess-from-the-big-scary-dragon stories. Wizards, on the other hand, are a little different.
Wizards aren’t too different from witches, they both use magic and are both capable of doing good and evil. However, the old man with a long beard, wizard hat, and a staff is portrayed as good and bad instead of just bad like how witches are portrayed. When a fantasy book is read or when a movie comes on, take notice how often the good wizard comes on as compared to a witch. In the movie, The Wizard of Oz there is a good witch and a bad witch. When Dorothy meets Glinda the Good Witch, Glinda merely tells Dorothy where she needs to go
The idea that witches are evil has also made its way to children shows like Winx Club, where witches are often seen as evil, deceitful beings. This is a show for little girls so there’s no shortage of beauty queens, but that’s mostly for the fairies. The main antagonists of Winx Club, the witches, did not appear to win the genetic lottery in the eyes of the good guys. They not only look evil, as expected from a kids show, they apparently look so undesirable that a witch was kicked out of a beauty pageant after a spell that hid her true appearance wore off even though she won. Witches are total outcasts in that show and are immediately identified by their appearance