close to the mid way point in the movie Wizard of oz Dorothy‚ Tinman‚ Scarecrow and the lion reach the castle of which the wizard lives and after being granted entry in his home he told them they must bring the broom from the wicked witch of the west to have their wishes granted. In the idea that they wouldn’t be able to pull it off as he wasn’t really a wizard just an intelligent fellow. This is an
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Ryan Gates 3/11/2013 Short Paper Assignment Children’s Literature Emotions and Confidence in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz is a piece of American culture that children have been taking in since the early 20th century. L. Frank Baum first introduced The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900‚ and would write 13 sequel novels after its publication. In 1939‚ MGM released The Wizard of Oz in technicolor to American audiences. The film exploded‚ and the popularity of The Wizard of Oz
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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 of Oz‚ the characters of Oz and the Witches of Oz as
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to a doubtful Scarecrow who claims to have “no brain at all”. The brainless Scarecrow represents the farmers‚ whose misfortune sunk their confidence leaving them in a constant state of depression. The Populists’ ignorance along with their agenda and push nationalization of the railroads‚ income tax‚ and the abundance of silver. They found themselves bring laughed at by critics that rallied against their overblown rants and mocked their socialist rhetoric. Fortunately for the Scarecrow he discovered
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order to do so‚ the Good Witch of the North tells her that she has to go to Emerald City and ask the Wizard of Oz for help. As Dorothy follows the yellow brick road‚ she meets a handful of people all having problems: a Scarecrow‚ a Tin Woodman‚ and a Cowardly Lion. The Scarecrow wants a brain so he will be smarter‚ the Tin Woodman wants a heart so he will be more empathetic‚ and the Cowardly Lion wants courage so he will be braver. The four of them continue to the Emerald City to ask the Wizard
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Elisabeth Garza Ms. Guenat English Comp 2 February 22‚ 2010 On my first reading of “Sailing to Byzantium”‚ it didn’t make much sense‚ but after reading and doing more research I believe that Yeats’s is the older man that is in “Sailing to Byzantium”. In a way he was writing this poem to reflect his own life. He wanted to take the reader on a journey through the process of life and death. Yeats lived from 1865 to 1939 and this poem was written in 1926. Yeats has an obsession with the past both
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Dorothy and her friends ask for their wishes and the journey to the castle of the Wicked Witch of the west. On the novel and the film the Scarecrow would ask Oz for a brain‚ Tin Woodsman would ask Oz for a heart‚ and the Cowardly Lion would ask Oz for courage‚ but in the novel each of them had a story why they wanted those things. The Scarecrow story was "My life has been so short that I really know nothing whatever. I was only made day before yesterday. What happened in the world before
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North on her forehead‚ and the silver shoes of the killed Wicked Witch of the East on her feet‚ she went to see the Great Oz. In her journey to the City of Emerald‚ she met the Scarecrow‚ the Tin Woodman‚ and the Cowardly Lion in different places. They decided to go to see the Great Oz together‚ for the Scarecrow wanted a brain‚ the Tin Woodman wanted a heart‚ and the Cowardly Lion wanted courage to ask to the Great Wizard. Together they faced many obstacles and successfully made their way to
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without her three companions. The intelligence of the Scarecrow‚ the love of the Tin Man and the courage of Cowardly Lion represent three fact of Dorothy herself. The Scarecrow was important in Dorothy’s quest because of his intelligence. At first‚ she met him hanging near a farm and she spoke to him. She found out that he had no self confidence because the Scarecrow thought of himself as not intelligent. Through out the story‚ the Scarecrow was the one who came up with bright ideas. For example
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she was based upon the Populist spokeswoman Leslie Kelsey who was later nicknamed “the Kansas Tornado.” Even if using the spiritual journey as the meaning for The Wizard of Oz‚ Dorothy is seen as the seeker of enlightenment or redemption. The Scarecrow is Dorothy’s first friend in Oz. He is meant to be a symbol for the western farmer. Several opinions of Kansas’ farmers were present in the late 19th century. One was brought up in the Emporia Gazette in August of 1896 when William Allen White presented
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