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    Wizard of Oz Interpretation The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a story about a girl named Dorothy who experiences a cyclone that takes her to a magical land of good and bad. When she is in this land she encounters a Scarecrow‚ Tin Man‚ and a Lion. These 3 characters are with her throughout the story and they go through different tough situations together. In the end they make their way to the Oz who grants their wishes and Dorothy goes back home. People say that this story is based off of populism‚ money

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    is the capacity or power of persons to produce an effect on the actions of others. Victor Flemming‚ the director of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz‚ depicts a message that revolves around the reversal of power and gender roles. Moreover‚ Dorothy is a child in her physical presence but lives the role of a hero as she leads the scarecrow‚ lion‚ and tin man to the Wizard himself. Through the archetypes such as the hero being a women‚ Cultural values‚ and the stages of the journey‚ Flemming raises the argument

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    Tiffini Bates ENGL 387.010 Introduction to Film Analysis Final Exam The Wizard of Oz Film Form (Form and Narrative Form) The Wizard of Oz uses film form by using similarity and repetition. With Dorothy being the main character‚ she is always reappearing in the film. As well as all of the characters‚ The Tin Man‚ The Lion‚ and The Scarecrow‚ have similarities to Dorothy. Each of them need something‚ Dorothy needs to go back home‚ The Tin Man needs a brain‚ The Scarecrow needs a heart‚ and

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    The wizard of Oz Mythical elements in the Wizard of Oz * Flying of house * Dorothy goes to the munchkins country * Munchkins * Good witch of north * Bad witch of east * Bad witch of west * Lion’s talking * Friendship among scare- crow lion Dorothy and Tin-woodman * Scare crow was dancing‚ moving etc * Tin wood man was dancing‚ moving‚ talking etc * In animate objects were asking for animate qualities * Trees talking‚ throwing apples. Animate qualities

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    The Wizard of Oz: Bringing the book to life The wizard of Oz has been a beloved story that has had an impact way beyond being a children’s fairy tale. Numerous papers in sociology and the humanities have been written analyzing the allegories contained in the story. The song “Over the Rainbow” is such an inspirational song that it has survived over the years‚ being covered by numerous artists and featuring even in movies today‚ like the movie “Australia”. This article however will focus

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    The Wizard of Oz is a classic‚ a legend‚ and a children’s story that will never grow old. Quotes from the story such as “Toto‚ I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore‚” “Lions‚ and tigers‚ and bears! Oh‚ my‚” and “There’s no place like home‚” are ones that will always pop into our heads when someone says “The Wizard of Oz.” These are the lines that are related right away to the famous story. Dorothy’s long‚ adventurous trip down the Yellow Brick Road is something that everyone loves to read

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    dog‚ Toto‚ were in‚ to the Land of Oz. The house accidentally landed on a Wicked Witch of the East and killed her‚ which made the Munchkins freed from the Wicked Witch slavery. Despite the beauty of the Land of Oz and the gratefulness of the Munchkins‚ Dorothy still wanted to go back to Kansas. Thus the Good Witch of the North‚ which came to the Land of the East after the Munchkins sent her a message about the incident‚ suggested Dorothy to see the Great Wizard in the City of Emerald and ask him

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    The Wizard of Oz (1939) uses both mise en scène and sound to create an immense sequence of dream imagery‚ particularly in the second to last scene where Dorothy is at the point of going back to Kansas. This scene is distinctly significant in terms of mise en scène and sound as it concludes the film and highlights the themes that have been revealed throughout‚ giving a clearer message to the film’s audience. The mise en scène is used to describe what it is the frame and why it is there. The scene

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    Zyerre Jenkins American Literature August 17‚ 2016 There are a lot of symbols and symbolic meaning to the person‚ places‚ and things in "The Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum. Four main symbols are the colors red‚ blue‚ green‚ and yellow. Each color has a different meaning and contribution to the story. It begins with the color blue. The color blue in "The Wizard of Oz" was owned by the munchkins that lived on the east. The story begins with Dorothy’s house crushing the wicked witch of the east. The munchkins

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    Wizard of Oz: • Call to Adventure: Been living on the farm‚ Dorothy has an internal call to adventure in that she wishes to view a land (sings about it) and life greater than what she has living on the farm • Siddhartha lives in a relatively wealthy city in India with his Brahmin parents‚ but has a thirst for knowledge. He wants to join the wandering squad of possession-less Samanas (tells his father) • Refusal to Call: Dorothy is transported to Oz‚ “We’re not in Kansas anymore”‚ and at first

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