When I was a child‚ each evening my mother would read from the novels of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz‚ by L. Frank Baum. The usual bedtime routine was filled with anticipation of that imaginary world of wonder‚ adventure‚ and excitement in which I would soon be enthralled. The once yearly-televised motion picture based on the story‚ contributed greatly to my love for the fairy tale. The music and bright colors in the film confirmed all the different images I envisioned while listening intently to my
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interesting in the representation of gender in your chosen films. Gender roles are central issues within the musicals The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming‚ 1939) and Hairspray (Adam Shankman‚ 2007). The differences between the representation of males and females may‚ in part‚ be as a result of 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
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The Wizard of Oz: Parable on Populism When Lyman Frank Baum first publicized The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900‚ it had been very popular from the start. The Wizard of Oz is filled with musical comedy and is a warm and touching production. This production was such a hit that it had been turned into three movies and there were a number of plays on it. The Wizard of Oz was not written for the purpose of a sequel‚ but it was so popular that there had been many demands to do so. The Wizard of
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Even those that were sound of mind would cough‚ splutter and howl alongside Jus Oborn about sex‚ violence‚ the impending apocalypse and‚ of course‚ drugs. Though for the unaffiliated and then-untainted‚ there was simply nothing heavier than Electric Wizard. Their feedback and distortion mangled their audience’s brains while the lumbering riffs would restructure it to act as slowly and hazily as possible. You became hooked on their music. You introduced me to my mind. Beginning a review by praising
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What is the wizard world look like? This is a world filled with mythical creatures and wizards flying on the boom sticks. This world is separated and could never be seen by the “muggle”‚ by which means people with no wizardry talent. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry‚ a school for all young wizards and witches to learn and practice witchcraft. Similar to the college in the muggle world‚ Hogwarts school‚ a middle age castle‚ built by fours most influential wizards of all time Godric Gryffindor
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a fictional tale that appeals to many children as they travel with Dorothy from her gray home in Kansas to the wonderful land of Oz. The story begins with the lead character Dorothy‚ who lives with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry on their farm in Kansas. A horrible cyclone carries her and her dog Toto inside their home to the Land of Oz‚ where her home falls on the Wicked Witch of the East. She learns from the munchkins (citizens) that to return home‚ she needs to travel
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Sam Stillerman Wizard of Oz Allegorical Analysis 3rd Period Mrs. Stanley APUSH The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is believed by many to be an allegory of the current economical and political state that America was facing in the late 1800s. This allegory is mostly in line with the populist movement‚ a quickly growing belief that bankers and corporations controlled the two major parties in America. The Populist Party quickly arose from this movement‚ consisting mostly of farmers and other agriculturally
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1. Short summary of the film.- Dorothy and her dog Toto are caught in a tornado’s path and somehow end up in the land of Oz. Here she meets some memorable friends and foes in her journey to meet the Wizard of Oz who everyone says can help her return home and possibly grant her new friends their goals of a brain‚ heart and courage 2. The film’s genre. - Fantasy‚ Children’s novel 3. Major character’s conflict and change. - Dorothy only considers herself as an ordinary girl‚ but she is more. She liberates
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the Land of Oz. There Dorothy meets the Scarecrow‚ the TinMan‚ and the Cowardly Lion who are all in need of something that is considered important to them; a brain‚ a heart‚ and courage. Along the way‚ they have to travel to Emerald City to see the Wizard of Oz‚ directed by the Good Witch of the North‚ especially for Dorothy to get back home. However‚ Dorothy and the gang run into problems with the Wicked Witch of the West‚ who wants Dorothy’s ruby slippers (which was originally the Wicked Witch of
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In A Wizard of Earthsea‚ by Ursula K. Le. Guin‚ the main character‚ Ged‚ is a young wizard who makes a pernicious mistake that takes a great deal of maturity to undo. To begin‚ Ogion‚ becomes Ged’s mentor and tries to teach him the importance of imbalance‚ and make Ged a knowledgeable wizard. Unfortunately‚ Ged is impatient with Ogion‚ so he relocates to the school of Roke. Ged vigorously learns magic‚ and is overly-driven to defeat his adversary: Jasper. However‚ without the understanding of imbalance
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