“The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” is a modern fairy tale first published in 1900 by Lyman Frank Baum. Since its inception it has gained many political interpretations comparing the fairy tale to the political‚ economic‚ and social events in America in the late 19th century. (1) One of the most popular political interpretations of the fairy tale is “The Wizard of Oz: Parable on Populism” written by Henry Littlefield in which he outlines allegories in the story regarding the Populist movement during the
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conflicts are what keep the story rolling. They fuel the plot and keep things interesting. Conflicts can vary in size and in nature‚ too. They form internally or externally and challenge almost everybody. The accusation of fraud in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz strikes the Wizard with conflict when he is forced to make a hard decision and how that one decision can either resolve or exacerbate the situation. When the Wizard was hit with the accusation of fraud by the gang‚ his initial reaction was shocked.
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Wonderful wizard of Oz Baum describes a story in which a young girl Dorothy and her dog‚ Toto go on a magical journey from the dull‚ gray land of Kansas to the colorful‚ magical land of Oz. This girl and her dog meet three companions‚ a Cowardly Lion‚ a Brainless Scarecrow‚ and a Heartless Tin Man and have adventure in the Land of Oz and untimely help Dorothy get home. In Baum’s allegorical The Wonderful Wizard of Oz he uses satire and symbols‚ such as the regions of Oz‚ the characters of Oz and the Witches
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Wizard of Oz In the “Wonderful Wizard of Oz” “L. Frank Baum” uses color to separate the three countries. For instance the colors are blue‚ yellow‚ and red for the three countries. “L. Frank Baum” also color coats the capital emerald city by giving it its color from its name. In the Magical Land of Oz things are assorted by colors‚ regarding to the four different countries. First‚ there’s the land of the Munchkins witch is blue. The land of the Munchkins is the Eastern region of the Land of Oz. This
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The Cowardly Lion‚ in The Wizard of Oz written by L. Frank Baym‚ had already had courage‚ even though he had thought that was what he’d been lacking. To begin‚ the Cowardly Lion first had courage once he had came out from hiding to threaten Dorothy and her friends‚ which takes courage to do in the first place‚ even though he had scared himself while doing it. After he had scared them‚ the lion decided to follow the trail with Dorothy‚ even though he had not known what was going to happen. This part
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Historical Fragments Ray Huang Dr.Friedman US History 09/06/2014 The movie of The Wizard of Oz obviously missed many historical document‚ seeming much simpler and easier to understand than does the book. The movie conducts a message about friendship‚ adventure‚ and positive spirit to the audience. And a classical topic of the book‚ The Wizard of Oz‚ is fantasy‚ appealing the interest and attention of the kids. Certainly‚ the lost content in the movie is related to the
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The Wizard of Oz‚ written by L. Frank Baum and produced by Mervyn LeRoy is an example of how art reflects life because of the characters‚ scenery and props chosen. In the 1890’s and early 1900’s a new political party emerged‚ the populist party. Most populists (farmers and laborers) mistrusted the president and most of the presidential candidates‚ they thought of them as “wind bags”. Mark Twain would refer to this as the “Gilded Age” because those in power considered it a time of prosperity‚ but
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Meagan Finnerty English 9R Chappell 8-9 12-14-10 The Odyssey and The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz is like the Odyssey because both Dorothy and Odysseus are determined and anxious to return home. Odysseus and Dorothy both meet characters along the journey who help them and evil characters trying to not let them reach home. Good characters who give advice in the Wizard of Oz are the munchkins who show Dorothy where to go to get to the Emerald city to ask the wizard how she will be
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Although adversity may reveal ones fate or fortune; a friend would show his true side in the time to come. In the movie the "Oz: The Great and Powerful" downfall and redemption play a major role in the development of each character. At the beginning of Oz the great and poweful it seems as Oscar is at rock bottem. During Oscars magic show things dont go as expected when a paralized girl asks him to make her walk instead of telling her that he is a illusion a fake he lets her cry and just leaves
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The inspiration for L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz and the following thirteen Oz books is believed to be about the inability to escape‚ particularly for Baum‚ the inability to escape the rapidly advancing technology during the 20th century. The technologies that are focused on in particular in The Wizard of Oz are those of electricity‚ machines‚ the body‚ and domesticity. The city of Oz is based on the White City‚ Chicago‚ and how both are built around the idea of beauty and stability‚ but cover
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