“The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” is a modern fairy tale first published in 1900 by Lyman Frank Baum. Since its inception it has gained many political interpretations comparing the fairy tale to the political‚ economic‚ and social events in America in the late 19th century. (1) One of the most popular political interpretations of the fairy tale is “The Wizard of Oz: Parable on Populism” written by Henry Littlefield in which he outlines allegories in the story regarding the Populist movement during the
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The Cowardly Lion‚ in The Wizard of Oz written by L. Frank Baym‚ had already had courage‚ even though he had thought that was what he’d been lacking. To begin‚ the Cowardly Lion first had courage once he had came out from hiding to threaten Dorothy and her friends‚ which takes courage to do in the first place‚ even though he had scared himself while doing it. After he had scared them‚ the lion decided to follow the trail with Dorothy‚ even though he had not known what was going to happen. This part
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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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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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Toto find themselves in Munchkin Country‚ located in Oz. The house lands on the Wicked Witch of the East‚ killing her. The Munchkins are delighted to be freed from their evil ruler. The Good Witch of the North gifts Dorothy the Wicked Witch of the East’s ruby slippers. While the Munchkins are very nice‚ Dorothy wants to return home. In 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
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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 of Oz‚ the characters of Oz and the
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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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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 one example of many where Oz uses deceit
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If you choose easy children’s books‚ the stories might not be appealing to them‚ because the books are written for much younger children. If the pupils are bored by the story‚ it might have the same effect as if they are unable to cope. „The Wizard of Oz“ is a very famous‚ American story every child should know. It might not be found in a classic literature canon but for younger language learners‚ “who are not yet ready for [classic literature]‚ [it] would be counter-productive and turn them off
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In a movie or novel the hero or heroine is someone who others see as doing something courageous‚ standing out because of their values and beliefs and saves others even when everything is against them. In the story The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum the heroine of the story is Dorothy. Dorothy is the heroine because she put her friends’ happiness before her own and helped them reach their goals. In the story Dorothy goal was to return home to her aunt and uncle in Kansas and while she was trying
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