SYMBOLISM IN “THE WIZARD OF OZ” An Nguyen History 1302: U.S. History after 1877 September 08‚ 2012 1. The Tin Man: He represents American workers. In Baum’s story‚ the Tin Man had been a human‚ a wood-chopper. However‚ the Wicked Witch of the East made him chop off parts of his body. A tinsmith helped him replace these parts with all of tin. This reflected that workers have to work harder and faster like machines. When Dorothy and the Scarecrow find the Tin Man‚ he was all rusted
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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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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‚ Tin
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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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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 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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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” was written by the author L. Frank Baum. The story is written & illustrated with a volume of colors. In the story Frank states several colors and what they’re used for. He states “blue”‚ “yellow”‚ “red”‚ “green”‚ “purple” and gray also. Frank is referring to the regions by utilizing examples of colors. For instance in the story the Munchkins represent blue‚ Winkies represent yellow‚ quadlings represent red‚ the emerald city represents green
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Asplundh Concert Hall into the Land of Oz with its reprise performance of the “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Resident Choreographer‚ Nancy Page‚ brought L. Frank Baum’s classic children’s book‚ “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” to center stage with the company’s premiere performance in 2011. “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” follows the classic adventure of Dorothy and Toto‚ as they are whisked away from their Kansas home and dropped in the middle of the mystical Land of Oz. Dorothy and her newfound friends
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Al Ghurair University Human Resources Management BSG 202 Dr. Mohammed Abbas Human Resources Management Project Osman Mirza 20090743 I work in a medium level yet well-established Contracting company named ‘Al Mina General Contracting LLC.’ This is a family business commenced by my father over thirty years ago. The general operating functions of the Human Resources functions within our company are as follows: Staffing: 1) Owners/Partners 2) Higher Level
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the movie The Wizard of Oz. For example‚ the characters that are in Dorothy’s dream‚ represent people at home‚ as the audience found out toward the end of the movie. This is showing that home‚ or the people who represent home‚ are very important to Dorothy and means a lot to her‚ especially since they were showing up in her dream. Also‚ Dorothy has trouble deciding if she wants to go back home or not. Meaning‚ that home is important and special to her‚ and that even though Oz is great‚ Dorothy really
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