the 1890’s‚ crusaded by Bryan and the Populist party. The Witch of the West beseeches her henchmen with the help of her silver whistle and golden cap‚ the Tin Man receives a new ax made of gold and silver and new oil. The pretext of Oz‚ to describe the Great Wizard of Oz‚ is a pun for ounces of gold and silver. Green‚ in compilation with gold is repeated in the story‚ sprinkled with the irony that paper money is green. The Greenback Party‚ a forerunner of the Populist movement‚ urged the expansion
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of speculative fiction. History of the wicked witch of the west and Oz The land of Oz is a fictional country that consists of four vast quadrants‚ the North‚ South‚ East and West‚ each of which has its own ruler‚ sometimes a witch or sorcerer. However‚ the realm itself has always been ruled by one official dominant monarch‚ who represents the entire country as a whole. Emerald City is the capital city of the fictional Land of Oz located in the centre of the four quadrants. Emerald City is at the
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Freud’s Oz: Freudian Views in The Wizard of Oz The film The Wizard of Oz is definitely about the concept of returning home. This is made clear throughout the film. Dorothy’s entire time in Oz is spent trying to get back home to Kansas. Then when she gets back home she tells Aunt Em that "all I kept saying to everybody was I want to go home.’" This fits perfectly with the time‚ 1939‚ that The Wizard of Oz was produced. One reason was that due to the depression‚ many people were forced away
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The Wizard of Oz follows the story of a young Dorothy who lives in rural Kansas. She grows tired of the life she was living since she was feeling unappreciated. In her attempts to run away‚ she ends up in the middle of a tornado‚ locked out of her family’s panic shelter. Once the tornado hits her house‚ she is knocked out by an imploded window. The house rises in the tornado and is cast far away; it lands in a mystical land called Oz. Dorothy realizes that the house landed on and killed a wicked
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L. Frank Baum uses three main symbols that creates an allegory and represents the political circumstances during the late 19th century. Baum did not intentionally do this but as you read the novel you will see the connections throughout. During the final years of the 1800s‚ industrial cities‚ with all the problems brought on by rapid population growth and lack of infrastructure to support the growth‚ occupied a special place in U.S. history. For all the problems‚ and there were many‚ the cities
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The Wizard of Oz (1939) embodies the true magic of film‚ as it has the ability to sweep its audiences out of their seats and straight into the land of Oz with a young Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland). Director Victor Fleming successfully carries out this transformation by use of vibrant color schemes‚ ornate set and scenery design‚ impeccable costuming‚ and captivatingly catchy soundtrack. Not to mention the brilliant acting of each and every cast member that makes suspension of disbelief an absolute
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times. This is one of the reasons The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and The Wizard of Oz are both considered classics. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and The Wizard of Oz are classic stories because of the remakes and spin-offs they inspired‚ how they are seen in our culture today‚ and their timeless appeal to many people. To begin‚ there is a collection of re-makes and spin-offs of Romeo and Juliet and The Wizard of Oz‚ including sequels and prequels. For Romeo and Juliet‚ there was Romeo + Juliet which
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Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum is a classic tale filled with political ties and hidden messages. These massages have been passed throughout history and preserved in the book. The movie has managed to keep these themes in tact‚ not only that but enhance the symbolism. The conflict in this book‚ whether it be the actual political conflicts at the time or the imaginary focus that happens to be the climax of the book are very complex and deep. The focus in the story may seem as easy as Dorothy vs. the
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1. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was a modern children’s novel‚ written in 1900. It educates young readers for the political (but not only) events in America in the 1890s. It metaphorically reflects on the collapse of the Populist movement. However‚ the novel teaches teenagers progressive and regressive political lessons. A good example of the progressive lesson could be a strike the eye visual images of Emerald city‚ silver slippers‚ and Yellow brick road. Baum had a special interest
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Lou and Oz faced some challenges with the new way of life they were living. There were some benefits and consequences to the living style. They now had to worry about the rain for the crops and the cows heath for milk and butter. But there were some advantages to being in the middle of nowhere. You would be closer to the lord and your family because you would depend on them for everything instead of a store. Also waking up every day‚ watching sunrises and God’s creations would be amazing. I think
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