director Victor Fleming) is a kind old lady who has ruled over the northern Gilikin Country since she rescued its people from her wicked counterpart. She welcomes Dorothy to Oz‚ tells her of the wizard‚ and set her on her way along the yellow brick road to the Emerald City. Although she doesn’t appear again in the story‚ a kiss she gives Dorothy on the forehead proves to be a protective charm. In later versions of the story‚ including the 1939 movie‚ the Good Witch of the North is often combined with
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the shifting ideologies in the USA in two different historical periods. In the Wizard of Oz‚ the central protagonist (Dorothy Gale) is a female. At the start of the film‚ Dorothy is shown to be “in the way” of the male farm workers. This could suggest that the female realm within the film is confined to the domestic sphere of the house. This is further supported by Dorothy being trapped by the tornado but possibly more significantly in her farm house. It is possible to argue that the context of
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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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role throughout the story. The colors represent the region‚ which Dorothy and her friends are in. While following the yellow brick road they cross the blue Munchkins‚ the yellow Winkies‚ and the green Emerald City. Each of the color schemes symbolizes an important region in Dorothy’s journey. While facing many problems and obstacles they manage to get to their ultimate destination which is the Emerald green City. In the story Dorothy must follow the Yellow Brick Road in order to locate the Emerald
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In the second scenario where Glinda asked Dorothy to borrow her bow then climbs up a tree. While Glinda was up in the tree she decides to try to shoot and injure or even kill Zelena. The arrow ended up missing Zelena but it struck Elpha and killed her. After that happened Glinda climbed down from the tree and ran off with Dorothy. While running‚ Glinda decided to tell Dorothy what happened‚ Dorothy decided to let Glinda stay at her house and hide form the police. When the three elements of crime
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Baum’s book. Starting with the twister that seized Dorothy’s house‚ relocating her to the land of Munchkins; this is the hopeful pretense that Bryan won presidency. It shows Dorothy‚ the average level-headed American‚ and her dog Toto‚ the prohibitionists‚ being sent off to a place of colour and wonder (Answer.com). Once Dorothy lands in this strange land‚ she finds that her house has killed the Wicked Witch of the East. This releases the Munchkins‚ or the
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people: Frank and Dorothy. For a long time these people are staying in marriage. The whole story
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hometown is suddenly hit by a raging tornado. Dorothy is knocked unconscious by a loose window while trying to take cover inside her small farm house that she shares with her loving Aunt‚ Uncle and three helpful farm hands. After being swept away in the tornado‚ Dorothy lands in a fantasy land called Oz. In order to get back home to Kansas‚ Dorothy has to make the long journey to Emerald City to see the Wizard of Oz. On the way to see the Wizard‚ Dorothy finds many friends who gladly go with her to
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the father of an old acquaintance named Sandy. Jeffrey and Sandy reunite and she divulges information on the case‚ including a lounge singer named Dorothy who may be involved in the case. As in any good mystery movie‚ a pair of teenagers can obviously uncover the truth better than the local police force‚ so the pair take to investigating into Dorothy themselves. This includes Jeffrey stealing her spare key
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The Wizard of Oz follows the story of a young Dorothy who lives in rural Kansas. She grows tired of the life she was living since she was feeling unappreciated. In her attempts to run away‚ she ends up in the middle of a tornado‚ locked out of her family’s panic shelter. Once the tornado hits her house‚ she is knocked out by an imploded window. The house rises in the tornado and is cast far away; it lands in a mystical land called Oz. Dorothy realizes that the house landed on and killed a wicked
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