The Wizard of Oz-Expository #2 All the scarecrow‚ from The Wizard of Oz movie based on the book by L. Frank Baum‚ has ever wanted is a brain but what he doesn’t quite understand is that he already has it. Although physically he lacks just about everything but straw he has the ability to reason‚ comprehend‚ and make decisions. When Dorothy first comes across the scarecrow‚ not long after she’s started her journey on the yellow brick road‚ she hears a voice saying which way to go but cannot tell who
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This book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was breathtaking! Based on the book‚ to me the definition of a hero is a individual that is not afraid too risk his/her life for a friend‚ family member‚ and etc. The wizard of Oz told Dorothy the scarecrow‚ the tin woodman and the lion to go on a mission. Dorothy wanted to go back to Kansas and the Lion wanted to have courage‚ the tin wood man wanted to have a heart and the scarecrow wanted to have a brain. Without a doubt the Wizard of Oz told Dorothy‚ the lion
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A Season Or A Lifetime --Reflection on Walking Away People come into your life for a season‚or a lifetime. As seasons change ‚time stands still in a lifetime. C. Day Lewis wrote this poem reminiscing his boy’s childhood at the time that his son was leaving home and becoming a man.He starts out by using the image of changing leaves‚ which is a reference to change‚ literally change in season but actually in life. By recalling his son’s first football game‚he feels
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its Relations in Populism The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has caused quite a stir of controversy since it was first published in 1900. Written by L. Frank Baum‚ it was initially thought of to be only a magical story for children; but as it was later examined‚ there seemed to be more behind the well thought out novel than meets the eye. It appeared that Baum wrote an entire book as a metaphor relating to the populism of the 1890s. From the characters to the settings to
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films due to usage of color and light. Musicals can also differ due to the editing performed on the film itself. Time periods also play a key role in the production of musical films. Sound effects also add individuality to musical films. The Wizard of Oz was the first technicolor film‚ and uses both technicolor and black and white in the film. The usage of both types of film is meant to show the transition of “worlds” that Dorothy makes in the beginning and end of the film. Within the film itself
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20 January 2013 I recently learned the true meaning of one of my all time favorite childhood movies‚ The Wizard of Oz. The book turned screenplay originally written by L. Frank Baum is not a mere children’s story but a hidden tale of populism and government. The story is and its characters are packed with symbolism. The main character Dorothy Gale gets swept away in a twister along with her house‚ and lands in munchkin land. Dorothy’s last name “Gale” is supposed to represent her being the winds
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The year of 1939 was a great year for classical movie lovers. With Gone with the Wind‚ Mr. Smith goes to Washington‚ Wuthering Heights‚ and The Wizard of Oz. This year during the Great Depression gave us more classics than most years combined. The Great Depression was one of the main reasons behind the making of all of these movies; the dark and bleak times needed a getaway‚ a place to escape to where ones troubles don’t matter‚ the movies were that getaway
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all of which are genres of speculative fiction. History of the wicked witch of the west and Oz The land of Oz is a fictional country that consists of four vast quadrants‚ the North‚ South‚ East and West‚ each of which has its own ruler‚ sometimes a witch or sorcerer. However‚ the realm itself has always been ruled by one official dominant monarch‚ who represents the entire country as a whole. Emerald City is the capital city of the fictional Land of Oz located in the centre of the four quadrants. Emerald
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novel you will see the connections throughout. During the final years of the 1800s‚ industrial cities‚ with all the problems brought on by rapid population growth and lack of infrastructure to support the growth‚ occupied a special place in U.S. history. For all the problems‚ and there were many‚ the cities promoted a special bond between people and laid the foundation for the multiethnic‚ multicultural society that we cherish today. During the time of the Industrial Revolution many things were going
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and well-beings to improve. In L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz‚ a young girl faces the struggles of growing up alone and neglected. Ireland shared this sentiment in regards to the brutal cruelty from its mother country. Both instances drew from the pain of the weary while they maintained faith in something greater. The people of Ireland and the imagination of a farm girl gave way to the sentiment that things will get better someday. The Wizard of
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