The Wizard of Oz Review by Harvey Karten Copyright © 1998 Harvey Karten I’d like five bucks for every time someone called out to me‚ “Hey‚ Toto!” when I walk my cairn terrier around the neighborhood. “Is that really Toto?” adults would stop and ask me‚ and I’d of course reply‚ “Sure it is; I’ve had him for sixty-three years now.” As for the kids‚ well‚ surprisingly enough some of them never saw “The Wizard of Oz” so the best they can do is say‚ “Ma‚ Ma‚ look at the dog!” Pretty soon
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of truth is being expressed. Throughout Geoffrey Robertson’s The Justice Game the responder is convinced to accept the composer’s representation of truth through the use of composing techniques such as the short story structure‚ Robertson’s social status‚ various language techniques‚ symbolism and the use of examples and quotations to back up Robertson’s statements. The perspective on truth held by the other participants in each trial is however also included. The term ‘truth’ refers to accurately
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Tiffini Bates ENGL 387.010 Introduction to Film Analysis Final Exam The Wizard of Oz Film Form (Form and Narrative Form) The Wizard of Oz uses film form by using similarity and repetition. With Dorothy being the main character‚ she is always reappearing in the film. As well as all of the characters‚ The Tin Man‚ The Lion‚ and The Scarecrow‚ have similarities to Dorothy. Each of them need something‚ Dorothy needs to go back home‚ The Tin Man needs a brain‚ The Scarecrow needs a heart‚ and
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The Wizard of Oz: Bringing the book to life The wizard of Oz has been a beloved story that has had an impact way beyond being a children’s fairy tale. Numerous papers in sociology and the humanities have been written analyzing the allegories contained in the story. The song “Over the Rainbow” is such an inspirational song that it has survived over the years‚ being covered by numerous artists and featuring even in movies today‚ like the movie “Australia”. This article however will focus
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lived with her uncle and aunt in Kansas‚ was accidentally brought by a cyclone‚ as the cyclone lifted the house Dorothy and her dog‚ Toto‚ were in‚ to the Land of Oz. The house accidentally landed on a Wicked Witch of the East and killed her‚ which made the Munchkins freed from the Wicked Witch slavery. Despite the beauty of the Land of Oz and the gratefulness of the Munchkins‚ Dorothy still wanted to go back to Kansas. Thus the Good Witch of the North‚ which came to the Land of the East after the
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hat‚ and a staff is portrayed as good and bad instead of just bad like how witches are portrayed. When a fantasy book is read or when a movie comes on‚ take notice how often the good wizard comes on as compared to a witch. In the movie‚ The Wizard of Oz there is a good witch and a bad witch. When Dorothy meets Glinda the Good Witch‚ Glinda merely tells Dorothy where she needs to go
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The Wizard of Oz (1939) uses both mise en scène and sound to create an immense sequence of dream imagery‚ particularly in the second to last scene where Dorothy is at the point of going back to Kansas. This scene is distinctly significant in terms of mise en scène and sound as it concludes the film and highlights the themes that have been revealed throughout‚ giving a clearer message to the film’s audience. The mise en scène is used to describe what it is the frame and why it is there. The scene
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The Wizard of Oz is a classic‚ a legend‚ and a children’s story that will never grow old. Quotes from the story such as “Toto‚ I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore‚” “Lions‚ and tigers‚ and bears! Oh‚ my‚” and “There’s no place like home‚” are ones that will always pop into our heads when someone says “The Wizard of Oz.” These are the lines that are related right away to the famous story. Dorothy’s long‚ adventurous trip down the Yellow Brick Road is something that everyone loves to read
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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 that "like a satellite"(line 4). Like the moon orbiting around the earth‚ so too is himself the centre of his boy‚ which is now changing. "Wrenched from orbit"(line 5). His son is moving away from him‚just like an object in space that drifts
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Wizard of Oz: • Call to Adventure: Been living on the farm‚ Dorothy has an internal call to adventure in that she wishes to view a land (sings about it) and life greater than what she has living on the farm • Siddhartha lives in a relatively wealthy city in India with his Brahmin parents‚ but has a thirst for knowledge. He wants to join the wandering squad of possession-less Samanas (tells his father) • Refusal to Call: Dorothy is transported to Oz‚ “We’re not in Kansas anymore”‚ and at first
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