The Wizard of Oz Review by Harvey Karten Copyright © 1998 Harvey Karten I’d like five bucks for every time someone called out to me‚ “Hey‚ Toto!” when I walk my cairn terrier around the neighborhood. “Is that really Toto?” adults would stop and ask me‚ and I’d of course reply‚ “Sure it is; I’ve had him for sixty-three years now.” As for the kids‚ well‚ surprisingly enough some of them never saw “The Wizard of Oz” so the best they can do is say‚ “Ma‚ Ma‚ look at the dog!” Pretty soon
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Childhood vs Adulthood The change in setting from Kansas to Oz is synonymous and also symbolic of Dorothy’s transition from childhood to adulthood. I will be drawing on specific examples from the movie where it is evident that Dorothy’s behavior in Oz reflects a more mature adult-like tone whereas similar situations in Kansas illuminate childishness. The most prominent example in Kansas where Dorothy demonstrates her child-like behavior is when Ms Gulch comes to take Toto away. Dorothy’s expression
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life affected the book and movie‚ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. In the book and in the film‚ his life affects the setting‚ characters‚ and conflicts in the story. Kansas‚ where Dorothy lives‚ is the same as South Dakota‚ where L. Frank Baum’s adulthood took place. His childhood was the inspiration for Oz. Baum’s experience with a tornado made the cyclone in the movie. Little do readers know that his life sometimes is a mirror image to the land of Oz and Kansas. Baum moved to South Dakota‚ which is
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book about the legal system‚ the cases and about himself. Other composers also set their own agenda‚ and these biases cannot be overlooked.For example‚ in the Trials of Oz Robertson exercises supreme authority to decide who is guilty or innocent. He uses language to describe the defendants as “honest young men” and to characterise Oz as a “harmless coffee-table magazine for the revolution that would never happen”. Robertson also uses language to construct the reader’s disapproval of Justice Argyle
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Taylor Wilton Dr. Ethna Lay The Wonderful Worlds of Utopia Americans crave Oz because of it ’s utopian vision. On the surface‚ Oz appears to be a perfect utopia to Dorothy. When she first arrives‚ Oz is bright‚ colorful and full of magic and wonder while her home in Kansas is dull‚ lifeless and devoid of hope. In Kansas‚ it ’s as if the citizens are stuck with no real plans or goals for the future. In Oz‚ traveling down the elaborate‚ intertwined yellow brick road offers Dorothy a great chance
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In the children ’s story‚ "The Magic Art of the Great Humbug"‚ all of the characters run into problems with their identities. The old man has the most difficulty with his own identity. He wishes to be a great wizard with superhuman capabilities. The Tin Man‚ Scarecrow‚ and Cowardly Lion have trouble with desiring qualities that are only common to humans. Finally‚ Dorothy runs into trouble with the symbols around her that establish her identity. The common problem that consumes each character
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"Attention! Attention! All Students. Are you singer‚ actor‚ dancer or all of the above and feel like it’s time that you get your big break well you’re in luck. Next week Thursday we will be holding auditions for our very own school musical of "The Wiz". So bring out your talent and ease on down the road to auditions." Is all I heard Monday morning on the PSA system. Maybe it’s not such a bad idea I thought. As a child I’ve always had a passion to be on stage either singing‚ dancing and acting or
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8/11/14 The purpose of this lab is to calculate the density of aluminum with different masses and volumes of aluminum bits and water. Aluminum Bits balance graduated cylinder water cupcake liners paper towels 1. First‚ get materials ready for the experiment by cleaning and/or drying materials 2. Mass the cupcake liner 3. Add water to the graduated cylinder and record the volume of water added. 4. Place some aluminum pebbles into the cupcake liner and place it on the balance. Record
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Wiz Khalifa dropped his highly anticipated sixth studio album‚ Khalifa on February 5‚ 2016‚ through Taylor Gang Records‚ Rostrum Records and Atlantic Records. It is his first album release of original material since his #1 Album‚ Blacc Hollywood (2014). Khalifa in a way is a return to form for Wiz not to take away from his prior releases. The album contains many of the topics and themes we have grown accustomed to; drugs primarily weed‚ women‚ money‚ love‚ pain and Wiz’s admiration for his city‚
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