Picture a child sitting in front of a television watching the Wizard of Oz. To them‚ it is an assortment of magical beings‚ a land filled with wonderful places‚ with varieties of different colors. They do not picture it as something with far more meaning than just a plain fairytale. On the other hand‚ gender/feminist critics have been able to analyze the Wizard of Oz as well as Wicked‚ in order to find a more elaborate meaning behind the story itself. They have discussed what lies behind the
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Character Analysis Essay Gregory Maguire‚ the author of Wicked‚ wanted to create a twist of the Wizard of Oz‚ by focusing on the life of the Wicked Witch of the West‚ also known as Elphaba. In the book‚ the Wizard of Oz‚ she was seen as a wicked witch to the readers. In the book Wicked‚ Elphaba was misunderstood and treated poorly. She has changed throughout the book by the environment‚ her health‚ community and more. Many people may think of Elphaba as cruel‚ but she is a good person‚ because
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are not alone. Thus‚ the stories can serve as consolation for children thinking that they are weird or not normal and help other kids understand other people’s life situations better. In addition‚ as stated by author Robin Berry “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz came under fire for depicting
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"Wizard of Oz" Reading the "Wizard of Oz" This novel‚ I understand the friendliness and mutual assistance among people should unite as one‚ is not afraid of all the difficulties and move forward the truth. In the main text of more than Lucy gave a young girl aunt and uncle living in the Prairies‚ one day‚ the wind suddenly Vol dragon boat suddenly struck‚ she and her hut‚ a puppy with Guadao Meng Jin Renqing surprising places. Accidental death of the hut where the evil witch in the East‚ more
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and longs for an exciting world. 2) The place to go‚ for Dorothy‚ changes three times in the Wizard of Oz. First‚ she has to embark on her quest to save her beloved dog‚ Toto‚ from Miss Gulch. Second‚ the tornado takes Dorothy to Oz‚ forcing her to find a way home to Kansas. The last place for Dorothy to go is given to her by Glinda. Glinda instructs Dorothy to go to the Emerald City to talk to the wizard so she can find her way home. 3) The stated reason to go there is first‚ to save Toto and then
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sways with very minimal dance movements while he sings. Over the years‚ the idea of just standing and singing changes drastically. The actors then begin to do both‚ singing and dancing simultaneously. In The Wizard of Oz‚ the audience sees Dorothy and the gang singing‚ “Were off to See the Wizard” while walking/skipping to the beat of the song. This is where you first see the combination of both. This then leads to the 1961‚ very fast paced‚ dancing packed film‚ West Side Story‚ with choreography by
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Gwen Verdon was an American actress and a dancer. Gwen won four Tony awards for the musical comedy performances that she has done. She was well known on Broadway in the 1950’s through the 1970’s. Gwen was born in “Culver City‚ California”. She was the second child of Gertrude Lilian and Joseph William Verdon. They were “British immigrants to the United States”. When she was at the age of 11 years old she appeared as a “solo ballerina” in the musical romance film “The King Steps
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Must a person always be acknowledged to in order to have accomplished something? My answer is no because you must do something that is self fulfilling. It must feel like an accomplishment to you. Are you happy with the work that you have done. An example is American author L. Frank Baum who loved to tell stories to make children happy. He had tried it all news paper publishing‚ playwright and even tried raising chickens but Baum was a dreamer. A hopeless romantic who had let his imagination lead
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speaker‚ what messages do most movies teach boys? Name at least two. A=According to the speaker‚ the messages that most movies teach boys is that you need to defeat your villain and collect your prize 2. How is The Wizard of Oz different from most other movies marketed towards kids? A =Wizard of Oz is different from most other movies marketed towards kids by showing the dynamic of characters that include women‚ unlike many unlike may other movies‚ it shows the effort made to defeat the villain is known
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together to achieve that end” (Durante‚ 2006). To become truly “cineliterate” (Boggs & Petrie‚ 2008‚ p. 5)‚ one must be totally absorbed in the film but also impartial and indifferent. The thematic‚ fictional‚ and dramatic elements‚ visual design‚ cinematography and special visual effects‚ editing‚ color‚ sound effects and dialogue‚ acting‚ and direction are all important components in the making of a film. In this paper‚ I will clarify by what means to analyze a film‚ reveal according to what we find
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