In what ways can Dorothy be described as a feminist hero? In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz‚ L. Frank Baum has made sure there is a feminist hero in his book. This is because everyone should see an example of a good feminist hero‚ especially around the time when this book was written; in 1900‚ it was very rare to read a book with any sort of feminism in it. Dorothy throughout the book‚ shows many heroic acts supporting the idea that she is a feminist hero. When L. Frank Baum is talking
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The book‚ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz‚ was always thought to be a child’s tale‚ a “modernized fairy tale” until Henry M. Littlefield wrote an article about how The Wizard of Oz was actually an allegory for the Populist era. Littlefield believed that each character and significant place in the book correlated with a person or place in the Populist era. L. Frank Baum wrote this children’s book as a political allegory‚ whether he intentionally did it we are not sure. However‚ the unwavering proof that
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Chapter one of Joseph Campbell The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers presents different perspectives and theories on how myths are connected to our everyday lives. Campbell over the years has studied myths and given us an insight on how myths intertwine with religion. Religion is used to answer question that can’t be answered‚ for example “why do we die”. Campbell makes a connection by stating “Myths are clues to spiritual potentialities of the human life”. Then goes on to lecture about marriage‚ his
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Leadership Theory in the Wizard of Oz The movie The Wizard of Oz based on the story by L. Frank Baum has been used by many as a lesson in leadership. There are several emerging leaders in the story from Dorothy up to the Wizard of Oz himself each with their own leadership and motivational style. Let’s examine this classic film as it relates to 2 popular theories: the Path-Goal Theory and the Expectancy Theory of Motivation. I. The Path-Goal Theory The Path-Goal Theory is a leadership model that
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of connecting and reasoning with nature and spirituality has immensely changed. Joseph Campbell‚ author of The Power of Myth‚ says “But when you think what people are actually undergoing in our civilization‚ you realize it’s a very grim thing to be a modern human being.” In its face value‚ Campbell might have been bitterly analyzing humans and conditions in which many people around the world live in. However‚ Campbell is actually referring to modern humans living a grim life due to the refusal of
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In the book‚ The Wizard of Oz {{Include the author}}Dorothy’s home is ripped from the grounds of Kansas and is transported to the Land of Oz by a cyclone. Dorothy’s house lands in the east region of Oz also known as Munchkin country a place depicted as having blue surroundings where everyone wore blue. As Dorothy makes her way through Oz‚ she follows the yellow brick road through different regions of Oz. In the middle of Oz and built from giant emeralds was Emerald City that required you to wear
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almost every single story ever written follows the same exact cycle? This pattern is exactly what Joseph Campbell explains in his book The Hero With A Thousand Faces. He shows how every myth follows the story of a hero who embarks on an epic journey: “With the personifications of his destiny to guide and aid him‚ the hero goes forward in his adventure until he comes to the ’threshold guardian’” (Campbell 60). Threshold guardians are usually shown to be lesser evils that the hero must defeat in order
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Joseph Campbell Hero’s Journey Joseph Campbell described the hero’s journey as occurring in a cycle consisting of three phases: Departure‚ where the hero leaves his comfortable and familiar world and ventures into the darkness of the unknown; Initiation‚ where the hero is subjected to a series of tests in which he must prove his character; and Return‚ in which the hero brings the boon of his quest back for the benefit of his people. The hero’s journey is about growth and passage. The journey
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The Wonderful Wizard of Populism The “The Wizard of Oz” is a beloved children’s story written by L. Frank Baum in 1900 and many historians have tried to come up with arguments that compare the mystical story with the movement of populism. All of these theories have some background but none of them are able to draw any real parallels between the story and populism that are not completely speculative. These historians have done nothing that could bring any evidence or tie any parts of the plot
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a Thousand Faces‚ Joseph Campbell convey the manifestation of a hero’s journey. The Journey consists of a series of specific steps‚ laid out by Campbell one by one. Campbell suggest that heroes develop in stages and that individual prepare themselves for heroism through a series of challenges that they overcome. Does Campbell succeed at making this argument? Campbell begins the story with explaining how all hero stories are exactly the same‚ which is a monomyth. Joseph Campbell explains that a monomyth
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