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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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    Although adversity may reveal ones fate or fortune; a friend would show his true side in the time to come. In the movie the "Oz: The Great and Powerful" downfall and redemption play a major role in the development of each character. At the beginning of Oz the great and poweful it seems as Oscar is at rock bottem. During Oscars magic show things dont go as expected when a paralized girl asks him to make her walk instead of telling her that he is a illusion a fake he lets her cry and just leaves

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    from. There are comedy‚ thriller‚ action‚ romance and suspense movies. There are some movies that always make you cry no matter how many times you see them. There are also some that you can get emotionally attached too as well. “The Wizard of Oz” is a classic movie that I grew up watching over and over again. I love this movie more than words can say. It was one of the first movies I loved as a child. The movie was so colorful and the songs I can remember till this day. I do have

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    In the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz‚ directed by Victor Fleming‚ Dorothy Gale is in a monochromatic world with her dog Toto‚ which is represented by the sepia tone of the film from the scenes in Kansas. This‚ to her‚ is a monotonous life that she wishes to break away from. When her wishes come true‚ she is whisked way to the vibrant and colorful world of Oz. She eventually is captured by the Wicked Witch of the West and is back in a dull‚ monochromatic castle with minimal vibrant fantasy colors

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    instead of a heart; for a 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

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    The Wizard of Oz may seem like a storm will take you to a magical land‚ but in reality that magical is as dystopia of total destruction. On Sunday July 12‚ 2015 I survived a tremendously deathifying storm‚ that negatively affected my family‚ and others. On the day of the storm it was a slightly foggy day‚ the skies were gray‚ but the there was no rain. We were at my cabin up by Brainerd‚ Minnesota. The water was still like a elegant statue in a museum. We woke up on that day thinking i was going

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    Many people know the story of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz‚ but less are familiar with the story of the Wicked Witch of the West‚ which is told in Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. The novel was published in 1996 and written by Gregory Maguire. Though on the surface it seems like another fairytale‚ this story has a much deeper meaning. Through the use of content‚ symbolism‚ and context‚ there is much more to The Wicked Witch of the West. Wicked tells the story of a girl named

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    Freud’s Oz: Freudian Views in The Wizard of Oz The film The Wizard of Oz is definitely about the concept of returning home. This is made clear throughout the film. Dorothy’s entire time in Oz is spent trying to get back home to Kansas. Then when she gets back home she tells Aunt Em that "all I kept saying to everybody was ‘I want to go home.’" This fits perfectly with the time‚ 1939‚ that The Wizard of Oz was produced. One reason was that due to the depression‚ many people were forced away

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    Literature Emotions and Confidence in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz is a piece of American culture that children have been taking in since the early 20th century. L. Frank Baum first introduced The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900‚ and would write 13 sequel novels after its publication. In 1939‚ MGM released The Wizard of Oz in technicolor to American audiences. The film exploded‚ and the popularity of The Wizard of Oz is still present in society today. With a large chunk of

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    Dualities of Good vs. Evil in The Wizard of Oz Through the expression of literature within the elementary school classroom‚ young children can become exposed to endless lesson’s regarding life and growing. “Realistic” stories have been criticized for being dull‚ too complex‚ and psychologically empty. For example‚ it is practically impossible to find any meaning within literature such as “See Dick. See Jane.” Nonetheless‚ fantasy restores this meaning within the reading process. As expressed by

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