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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SHOULD WIZARD HIT MOMMY MORAL ISSUE John Updike’s story Should Wizard Hit Mommy’ raises a very pertinent and a profound issue. Should parents have the prerogative to always decide what is best for their children? And are children supposed to listen to and obey their parents unquestioningly? Roger Skunk‚ though an obedient child‚ is a sad and a depressed one. His awful smell keeps others away and he has no friends. When the Wizard fulfils his wish and Roger Skunk gets the rose smell‚ he is thrilled
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full belly and an empty purse.” Piertro Aretino In the movie Wizard of oz this can be shown in the case where the “Wizard” tells them to go retrieve the Broom of which belonged to the Witch of the west in the thought that they would never come back. Not only is deceit shown here but it is shown in many other cases which will be shown later in the essay. You will also read why he did this and how he convinced them it was the truth The “Wizard” that is. This said I will lead onto the next paragraph giving
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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 able to return home. Good characters
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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. He turned from shocked to worried; that these people could ruin him if they wanted to. Even Dorothy was so angry and upset that she came up with a new nickname for the Wizard‚ “The Great and Terrible Humbug”
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In the movie The Wizard of Oz‚ based on the book written by L. Frank Baum‚ the theme is there is no place like home. The theme can be recognized throughout the whole movie and book. First off‚ Dorothy is feeling upset at her home in Kansas because she dog‚ Toto‚ was taken away by a cruel old lady named Ms. Gulch. Leaving Dorothy heartbroken‚ she starts singing about how she hopes of living elsewhere where she has no worries and problems. She is ungrateful of her home and does not comprehend the importance
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Assignment 1 – Narrative Report Story and Plot In a narrative film‚ a plot is considered all visible and audible elements present in a film‚ in essence the film in its entirety including nondiegetic images. In The Wizard of Oz‚ the plot begins with Dorothy (Judy Garland)‚ a young farm girl from Kansas who dreams of escaping to ‘somewhere over the rainbow’ without troubles and torment for her dog Toto from a horrible neighbour Miss Gulch (Margaret Hamilton). During a tornado she is hit on the head
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women’s rights in the U.S. society (The Nineteenth Amendment is passed‚ guaranteeing women the right to vote in federal elections)‚ women still were not allowed to be on a ruled positions. However‚ in 2014 Chicago’s Public Library was celebrating a “Wizard of Oz’s Chicago Roots”‚ claiming the book as a “successful novel‚ which has roots in Chicago”. The novel is no longer banned in the library.
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commonly known as Frank L. Baum‚ novel The 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
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d Jordan Buttarazzi Mr. Tonelli ENG3U1F Monday‚ March 5‚ 2012 The Importance of Dorothy’s Companions in the Wizard of Oz Throughout Dorothy’s adventure from Kansas to the land of the munchkins‚ she must venture on a perilous journey accompanied by three important and helpful companions. Dorothy meets a Scarecrow without a brain‚ a Tin Man without a heart and a very cowardly Lion. Their journey experiences hardships and difficult times where all seems lost‚ but working together they
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