1. Introduction “The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.” (James Bryce) Reading is essential for language learning. It improves vocabulary‚ grammar and fluency. To get our pupils to read‚ often a book is chosen to read together in class. As a teacher‚ one might have difficulties to decide which book to choose. For sixth grade it must not be difficult or the children will not have any fun reading it‚ it should be exciting for them to read and should improve their
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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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Populism and the Wizard of OZ The Wizard of OZ is an allegory some say‚ written by Frank Baum during the turnoff the 20th Century. There are many people who have made numerous comparisons between the political climate of the time‚ the characters and themes of the book. Initially a children’s novel‚ the book has come to mean so much more for so many more. For this project you will research the Populist movement and compare what you find to the research you complete on the true meaning of the Wizard
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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 the entire plot of this book‚ you can find almost nothing but symbolism. To begin to understand what inspired this tale‚ you need to know that Baum was an avid supporter
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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 in monetary reform. He didn’t believe in paper money. He paints his Emerald city into the green dollar’s color‚ implicitly showing how illusory the new money is. To the Emerald city you can get only through Yellow Brick Road
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to be a story about a normal Kansas girl who simply just wants to get back to her home‚ and is able to do so with the help of some new friends she meets along her journey. However‚ there seems to more to the story than just that. The author L. Frank Baum wrote the story in the late 1890s and it was published in 1900. This was right around the same time there was a huge fuss over the gold and silver standard and also the beginning of populism. The argument between Americans was whether or not green
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Essay Question #2 The Travelling Companions In most coming-of-age stories the hero is usually accompanied by friends that help him accomplish his journey. In Baum‚ L. Frank “The Wizard of Oz”‚ Dorothy meets three characters that help her find the wizard‚ defeat the wicked witch and return home. In this journey‚ every character helps her to grow up and understand why she needs a brain‚ a heart and courage. The journey would not have been possible without her three companions. The intelligence
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Max Lang 2/27/12 History 11 The Wizard of Oz: Parable on Populism When Lyman Frank Baum first publicized The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900‚ it had been very popular from the start. The Wizard of Oz is filled with musical comedy and is a warm and touching production. This production was such a hit that it had been turned into three movies and there were a number of plays on it. The Wizard of Oz was not written for the purpose of a sequel‚ but it was so popular that there had been many demands
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fool would not know what to do with a heart if he had one.’ ‘I shall take the heart’ returned the Tin Woodman; ‘for brains do not make one happy‚ and happiness is the best thing in the world.’” – Excerpt from “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum A Woodman of tin‚ a man stuffed with straw Each with a human-like question and flaw Where’s the importance‚ in the head or the heart? Subtle opinions‚ but the question still sparks Small one caught in the middle of things But she has both‚
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question. How would you feel if a tornado suddenly lifted you away to a new land? 2. Name the character(s) in such a situation. Name the book title and author. Such an adventure happened to Dorothy in the book‚ The Wizard of Oz‚ by Frank Baum. 3. Present the thesis sentence: why the book is unique: Although there have been similar books‚ this book is unique because who? does what? and where? Although there have been other children’s adventure stories‚ this one is unique because
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