SYMBOLISM IN “THE WIZARD OF OZ” An Nguyen History 1302: U.S. History after 1877 September 08‚ 2012 1. The Tin Man: He represents American workers. In Baum’s story‚ the Tin Man had been a human‚ a wood-chopper. However‚ the Wicked Witch of the East made him chop off parts of his body. A tinsmith helped him replace these parts with all of tin. This reflected that workers have to work harder and faster like machines. When Dorothy and the Scarecrow find the Tin Man‚ he was all rusted
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its Relations in Populism The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has caused quite a stir of controversy since it was first published in 1900. Written by L. Frank Baum‚ it was initially thought of to be only a magical story for children; but as it was later examined‚ there seemed to be more behind the well thought out novel than meets the eye. It appeared that Baum wrote an entire book as a metaphor relating to the populism of the 1890s. From the characters to the settings to
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films due to usage of color and light. Musicals can also differ due to the editing performed on the film itself. Time periods also play a key role in the production of musical films. Sound effects also add individuality to musical films. The Wizard of Oz was the first technicolor film‚ and uses both technicolor and black and white in the film. The usage of both types of film is meant to show the transition of “worlds” that Dorothy makes in the beginning and end of the film. Within the film itself
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Mattie Ross from the novel True Grit and Dorothy Gale from the movie The Wizard of Oz are two young girls who embark on two different adventures. Both this novel and the movie are very different in many ways but also very similar if you analyze each detail closely. For instance‚ both True Grit and The Wizard of Oz were made into a movie and have more than one version. The obvious one is that both of these have their leading role being a female protagonist that is young. The other obvious one is that
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The Wizard of Oz-Expository #2 All the scarecrow‚ from The Wizard of Oz movie based on the book by L. Frank Baum‚ has ever wanted is a brain but what he doesn’t quite understand is that he already has it. Although physically he lacks just about everything but straw he has the ability to reason‚ comprehend‚ and make decisions. When Dorothy first comes across the scarecrow‚ not long after she’s started her journey on the yellow brick road‚ she hears a voice saying which way to go but cannot tell who
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A Season Or A Lifetime --Reflection on Walking Away People come into your life for a season‚or a lifetime. As seasons change ‚time stands still in a lifetime. C. Day Lewis wrote this poem reminiscing his boy’s childhood at the time that his son was leaving home and becoming a man.He starts out by using the image of changing leaves‚ which is a reference to change‚ literally change in season but actually in life. By recalling his son’s first football game‚he feels
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The year of 1939 was a great year for classical movie lovers. With Gone with the Wind‚ Mr. Smith goes to Washington‚ Wuthering Heights‚ and The Wizard of Oz. This year during the Great Depression gave us more classics than most years combined. The Great Depression was one of the main reasons behind the making of all of these movies; the dark and bleak times needed a getaway‚ a place to escape to where ones troubles don’t matter‚ the movies were that getaway
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In hopes that the Wizard will help her return to Kansas‚ Dorothy follows the Yellow Brick Road to Emerald City. On her way there‚ we are introduced 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
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The Wizard of Oz is a musical fantasy and centers around a young‚ imaginative girl from Kansas. Dorothy’s hometown is suddenly hit by a raging tornado. Dorothy is knocked unconscious by a loose window while trying to take cover inside her small farm house that she shares with her loving Aunt‚ Uncle and three helpful farm hands. After being swept away in the tornado‚ Dorothy lands in a fantasy land called Oz. In order to get back home to Kansas‚ Dorothy has to make the long journey to Emerald City
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Asplundh Concert Hall into the Land of Oz with its reprise performance of the “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Resident Choreographer‚ Nancy Page‚ brought L. Frank Baum’s classic children’s book‚ “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” to center stage with the company’s premiere performance in 2011. “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” follows the classic adventure of Dorothy and Toto‚ as they are whisked away from their Kansas home and dropped in the middle of the mystical Land of Oz. Dorothy and her newfound friends
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