The Wonderful Wizard of Populism The “The Wizard of Oz” is a beloved children’s story written by L. Frank Baum in 1900 and many historians have tried to come up with arguments that compare the mystical story with the movement of populism. All of these theories have some background but none of them are able to draw any real parallels between the story and populism that are not completely speculative. These historians have done nothing that could bring any evidence or tie any parts of the plot
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feminist hero? In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz‚ L. Frank Baum has made sure there is a feminist hero in his book. This is because everyone should see an example of a good feminist hero‚ especially around the time when this book was written; in 1900‚ it was very rare to read a book with any sort of feminism in it. Dorothy throughout the book‚ shows many heroic acts supporting the idea that she is a feminist hero. When L. Frank Baum is talking about Dorothy in the book‚ she is always leading
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The Scarecrow’s not that bright‚ let’s face it. In The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman‚ author L. Frank Baum develops his conflict around this major point. He creates this conflict using a simple diction‚ sparse imagery‚ a mocking‚ humorous tone‚ and more or less direct characterization of the Scarecrow as a foolish child. Finally‚ he uses this conflict to argue against the growing upper class‚ which in the early 1900s when The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman was written was growing rapidly and contributing
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Oz by L. Frank Baum are that of friendship and kindness. The story presents these values through the character of Dorothy seen both expressing and receiving kindness. By illustrating these occurrences‚ this paper will show how it is through the kindness that Dorothy gives and receives‚ as well as the friendships that result‚ that she is able to find her way home to Kansas. Upon entering the Land of Oz‚ Dorothy receives sympathy from the munchkins and the Witch of the North (Baum 834). They are
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experience with a tornado made the cyclone in the movie. Little do readers know that his life sometimes is a mirror image to the land of Oz and Kansas. Baum moved to South Dakota‚ which is equal to Kansas in the book. For example‚ "When Dorothy stood in the doorway and looked around‚ she could see nothing but the great grey prairie on every side" (Baum 1). This citation explains that his adulthood affects Kansas‚ because it is poor‚ lifeless‚ and overall... grey. This affects Kansas by the character
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The inspiration for L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz and the following thirteen Oz books is believed to be about the inability to escape‚ particularly for Baum‚ the inability to escape the rapidly advancing technology during the 20th century. The technologies that are focused on in particular in The Wizard of Oz are those of electricity‚ machines‚ the body‚ and domesticity. The city of Oz is based on the White City‚ Chicago‚ and how both are built around the idea of beauty and stability‚ but cover
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mirror (example) of some of the challenges we may face in defining and developing our own identities. The old man from the story first questioned his identity when he was back home in Omaha. He lived his life as a ventriloquist and a balloonist (Baum 453). He was bored with his life because he was an ordinary man. At the time‚ the old man felt that he was insufficient‚ and did not know who he was. He faced an identity crisis because he was an ordinary man‚ yet he wanted to be so much more.
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L. Frank Baum wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz more than 115 years ago‚ but it still remains one of the most beloved and well known children’s stories of all time. Baum weaved together a fantastical tale of a young girl being transported to a faraway magical land with witches and wizards and other mythical creatures such as Munchkins‚ Winkies‚ and Quadlings. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz remains as one of the most famous children’s stories of all time because of its fantastical setting‚ the triumph
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sound explosion that is as cherished today as it was when it was first released. But what a lot of the public doesn’t realise‚ is that the movie is based on the first of 14 books written by L. Frank Baum. Publish in 1900‚ "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" marked the beginning of a new type of fairytale. Baum steered away from the Classic European style fairytales like those of Hans Christian Anderson and the Grimm brothers‚ into a more light-hearted‚ witty‚ simplistic story for children that instilled
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Books can be a springboard for movies and plays. One such book was The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum was published on May 17‚ 1900. There were two such productions that occurred due to this book. The first was the MGM movie “The Wizard of Oz”‚ an adaptation of Baum’s book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz‚ came out on August 25‚ 1939. Second was “Wicked: The Musical”‚ which began in 2003‚was an adaptation of a spinoff book called Wicked written by Gregory Maguire which gave a different perspective
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