The Wizard of Oz is a classic‚ a legend‚ and a children’s story that will never grow old. Quotes from the story such as “Toto‚ I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore‚” “Lions‚ and tigers‚ and bears! Oh‚ my‚” and “There’s no place like home‚” are ones that will always pop into our heads when someone says “The Wizard of Oz.” These are the lines that are related right away to the famous story. Dorothy’s long‚ adventurous trip down the Yellow Brick Road is something that everyone loves to read
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The Wizard of Oz was released August 25‚ 1939. In this story Dorothy‚ her little dog Toto‚ a Man of tin‚ a Scarecrow‚ and a cowardly lion all travel down a “yellow brick” road (a symbol for gold and a value to our currency) to find the Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz. After a long journey‚ they finally get to him and find out that he is nothing more than a man behind a curtain speaking through a microphone and operating levers‚ knobs and switches to keep the illusion alive. Frank Baum‚ the writer
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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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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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Zyerre Jenkins American Literature August 17‚ 2016 There are a lot of symbols and symbolic meaning to the person‚ places‚ and things in "The Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum. Four main symbols are the colors red‚ blue‚ green‚ and yellow. Each color has a different meaning and contribution to the story. It begins with the color blue. The color blue in "The Wizard of Oz" was owned by the munchkins that lived on the east. The story begins with Dorothy’s house crushing the wicked witch of the east. The
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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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debated along with the greenback dollar which had no real wealth‚ just like the Emerald City. Along her journey‚ Dorothy first meets the Scarecrow who wishes he had a brain. Throughout his journey through Oz‚ he uses common sense and flexibility which makes him similar to the Farmers of the Populist party who were unhappy with their situation‚ but weren’t fully informed of the true causes of their economic struggles. Next was the Tin woodsman‚ who wanted a heart. It appears as if he wants a heart because
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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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20 January 2013 I recently learned the true meaning of one of my all time favorite childhood movies‚ The Wizard of Oz. The book turned screenplay originally written by L. Frank Baum is not a mere children’s story but a hidden tale of populism and government. The story is and its characters are packed with symbolism. The main character Dorothy Gale gets swept away in a twister along with her house‚ and lands in munchkin land. Dorothy’s last name “Gale” is supposed to represent her being the winds
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