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Mythical elements in the Wizard of Oz * Flying of house * Dorothy goes to the munchkins country * Munchkins * Good witch of north * Bad witch of east * Bad witch of west * Lion’s talking * Friendship among scare- crow lion Dorothy and Tin-woodman * Scare crow was dancing, moving etc * Tin wood man was dancing, moving, talking etc * In animate objects were asking for animate qualities * Trees talking, throwing apples. Animate qualities are given to in animate objects * Bad witch was flying with her broom. * Ruby slippers * Death of bad witch through water. * Flying of monkies. * Purple horses * Coronation of lion

Inspiration of writer for writing the novel “the wizard of oz

Inspiration is taken from Alice in the wonder land written by Lewis Carroll. According to him any story for the children must be full of imaginary objects etc and it should give them moral lesson that must attract the children so that they adopt good things.
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It is not at all mythical story. The time of writing was the time of chaos. There was a gold standard. Eligibility of honor was given to the people who were having gold.
Emerald city. It was a castle like building “Michigan”. It was a building situated in America that was so beautiful.
Image of the yellow brick road was taken by a road that was paved by yellow bricks. That it was a way towards the Wizard of Oz. it was a time when gold was standard for people to reach at high destination.
The name of OZ by the cabnets of writer that was used by writer to keep written material. The name of one cabnets was Oz
Impact of personal life
Political, imaginative, poetical, reality etc, different incidents taken from his personal life.
Scare crow was writers dream character. That was pursuing him to go to the fields.
Tin woodman was taken by Baum’s attraction towards window display. It was made by iron. In Baum’s age

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