Wonderful Wizard of OZ”. The heart of the book involves a “Brainless” Scarecrow, a “Heartless” Tinman, a “Cowardly” Lion, a “Bad” Witch, a “Good” Witch, a wizard deemed as The Great Oz and a little girl named Dorothy who just wanted to get back home. All aspects that would make you believe it to be just a children’s story and nothing more right? Wrong! When author, L. Frank Baum created The Wizard of OZ maybe he had something else up his sleeve; a deeper meaning. The Wonderful Wizard of OZ was written
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Kandy Merida 2/12/15 Period 6 The Wizard of Oz Life is difficult when people do not appreciate what they have. A good example is the film called “The Wizard of Oz” by Dir. Victor Fleming, a teenage character called Dorothy who is from Kansas who ignore everything she has. She lives unhappy with her auntie Em and uncle Henry at a farm, she embarks on a journey for a better life with her dog Toto as her only companion. She thinks that life will be better someplace “over the rainbow” so she run
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Dorothy's friends believe in the gifts the Wizard bestows upon them. Oz is a breathtaking world, yet Dorothy yearns to return to the bleakness of Kansas; Baum celebrates both opposing environments. There are good witches and bad witches, North and South and East and West, the first chapter mirrors the last chapter, Dorothy is disappointed by the Wizard twice. There is also a very repetitive cast to the writing. Each of the characters explains their wish to the Wizard in the same way, one after the other
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Populism in the Oz Mythology: One is Silver and the Other’s Gold Populism is a political idea that bloomed in Kansas in the late nineteenth century, and blossomed into a political movement well into the twentieth century. The idea represents a vast amount of people who want the best, but may not have their voices heard. Populism is the act of average men and women, farmers, etc., who want more than their political structure is offering, and demand change. Those who classify themselves as populists
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complicated.” The imagery in this quote is very clear as it gives us a visual image of Mia’s conflicted feelings and satire humor by saying she tried to snap her heels together which could also be considered an allusion as it seems to be referring to The Wizard of Oz when Dorothy clicks her heels together. It enables a vivid picture to be formed while contributing to the overall understanding of Mia’s internal thoughts by allowing us to see she can still use sarcasm in the difficult time, most likely as a distraction
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“Toto, I've got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” Everybody knows this quote from The Wizard of Oz, but do you know the actor who played the part? A woman named Judy Garland had played the part of Dorothy, along with many other successful roles. This essay talks about Judy Garland’s early life, adult life, significance in the 1920’s and 1930’s, her later life, and her death. Judy Garland had helped many people get through the great depression even though she was depressed herself. On June
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XFinity’s, “Emily’s Oz” is a commercial created to inspire the minds of those with visual disabilities and help their dreams become reality using a seven- year- old, blind girl, Emily as a character herself. It uses a mix of emotion and craft to bring imagination to life when she is asked to describe in her mind’s eye, what she envisions when watching a 1900’s American classic, The Wizard of Oz. XFinity then created a short film based on her analysis of the movie to promote Comcast’s first “Talking
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twist on the classic tale of the Wizard of Oz. It is a play adaptation of Gregory Maguire's book of the same name. In this retelling, the “wicked” witch is actually the heroine of the story, who starts out as the outcast and is coached by Glinda, her big sister. She begins to be popular, which is expressed in a musical number that was one of my wife's favorite songs in the play. However, she realizes her real desire is not to fall in love and pursue the wizard/witch love story, but to be free
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Atwood’s Rapunzel Syndrome in “The Painted Door” Ever since it’s publishing by the Brothers Grimm in the early 1800s “Rapunzel” has become more than just another short story, it’s become an element of literature. The struggle between a woman and the ties holding her from happiness has become a vital part to an increasing number of literary works both Canadian and otherwise. Canadian literature can often be placed under Margaret Atwood’s literary analysis “Survival a Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature”
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When Gardner opened the envelope, he saw that the author said that he thought that it was magical that the girls found these wonderful little creatures. The letter said that in his opinion, it was amazing that they became their giant friends. He was so amazed that he wished that he had discovered the little creatures. In his letter, he said, “ Gardner, I would really appreciate it, if you could ask the girls for some more fairy pictures. “ “ I would like to analyze the pictures that they
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