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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brave‚ glorious soldier as described to his mother. Many soldiers hoped to get a ‘Blighty wound’‚ which was an injury serious enough to require recovery away from the trenches but not to the extent of death or permanent damage. The phrase‚ ‘Went up at Wicked Corner; how he’d tried – To get sent home‚ and how‚ at last‚ he
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kept the money to yourself? Some people have a gift to tell stories through lyrical poetry‚ they are often referred as musicians! Song writers almost always have a deeper meaning in their work. Matt Shultz wrote a song called “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked‚” in which he describes a whole day where three unique instances define the struggles of life. He rambles on about how a prostitute comes up to him asking if he wants to buy her for the night‚ a mugger who has an agenda to rob people‚ and a preacher
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baby and her father married again. This queen was very pretty but she was also very cruel. The wicked stepmother wanted to be the most beautiful lady in the kingdom and she would often ask her magic mirror‚ “Mirror! Mirror on the wall! Who is the fairest of them all?” And the magic mirror would say‚ “You are‚ Your Majesty!” But one day‚ the mirror replied‚ “Snow White is the fairest of them all!” The wicked queen was very angry and jealous of Snow White. She ordered her huntsman to take Snow White to
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use of intelligence and devoted strength‚ fairy tale formats have changed from patriarchal societies to societies that empower women. Fairy tales are often told with a very patriarchal view‚ seeing women as incompetent‚ unfaithful and evil. The Wicked Stepmothers Lament and The Story of King Shaheyar and His Brother both represent women as evil. In The Story of King Shaheyar and His Brother‚ women are represented as evil temptresses “’no man in this world is safe from the malice of women!”’ (Zipes
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With the intent of revisiting the tales of my childhood‚ I selected “Jack and the Bull” as the first tale for review. This tale has numerous variations on the initial circumstances which can indicate the origin or the story. In some versions‚ Jack is hired help on a rich man’s farm. In other accounts he is working on his father’s farm. In all of the stories‚ his adversary is the wife or his stepmother who despises him. She gives him meager amounts of food until Jack is wasting away and realizes
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religious scholar who acknowledges the idea that the Israelites sinned and were wicked in the eyes of God. According to Edwards‚ the Israelites were God`s chosen people‚ and they were privileged to live by the grace of God. As a result of their wickedness‚ there was an impending danger because the wrath of God was upon them. Despite this imminent risk of vengeance from God‚ they were given an opportunity to amend their wicked ways. Edwards argues that the situation was worsen since God had said that the
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Why is The Rime of the Ancient Mariner a Typical Poem? There a lot of ballads written around the world but Britain has one of the biggest interest in this world. In the following essay I will explain what makes a good ballad and then see if that The Rime of the Ancient Mariner has included that particular technique in the ballad itself. To make an interesting you must have the following eight points as shown below: An interesting plot to keep the reader entertained A good sense of rhythm and movement
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riding hood and Goldilocks made decisions an both of their stories.Red riding hood was going to take cakes to her grandmother but a wicked wolf were trying to get her grandmothers cakes.The wicked wolf tried to get them but couldn’t just yet after while Red Riding Hood had skipped bravely to her grandmothers house. Red Riding Hood got at her grandmothers house saw the wicked wolf and screamed.Goldie locks went into a house in the woods and went inside the house because‚ know one was there. Goldilocks
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way‚ they have to travel to Emerald City to see the Wizard of Oz‚ directed by the Good Witch of the North‚ especially for Dorothy to get back home. However‚ Dorothy and the gang run into problems with the Wicked Witch of the West‚ who wants Dorothy’s ruby slippers (which was originally the Wicked Witch of the East shoes). In America‚ in the late 1890’s‚ the Populist Movement was in full throttle. Populism is “government of‚ for‚ and by the people”. The Populist Party was a political party‚ which
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