well-documented reading sees The Wizard of Oz as being about the collapse of the Populist Movement in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century. In this scenario‚ Dorothy represents the common citizen‚ the Tin Man is the industrial worker‚ the Scarecrow is a stand-in for farmers‚ and the Cowardly Lion is politician William Jennings Bryan (seen by many at the time as being all talk and no action). They travel along the Yellow Brick Road (the gold standard) to see the Wizard‚ who could represent President
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The complexity of Eudora Welty’s plot in “A Worn Path” is not clear. The main character is Phoenix Jackson‚ an old‚ frail woman walking through the town of Natchez in December. It consists of the brave attempts of a courageous‚ valiant woman to carry on against overwhelming forces. Her determination despite the great odds against her gives the story its impact. The powers ranged against her are old age‚ poverty‚ environment‚ and illness. Old age‚ a silent but overpowering antagonist is shown in
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‘HERE’ PHILIP LARKIN CRITICAL ANALYSIS ‘Here’ is a sprawling‚ moving and often majestic poem that takes the reader on a strikingly visual journey through the countryside and the town‚ before finally ending up on the coast. Larkin uses long‚ flowing sentences which add a sense of continual movement; these sentences are full of rich imagery and description which fully immerse the reader in the poem. The poem is titled ‘Here’‚ yet in the first three stanzas the poem takes in various locations and
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The events which unfolded within Russia throughout the early 20 th Century led not only to political and economic change‚ but also social upheaval which similarly ran parallel to the international crisis of the time. From the moment of the Tsar’s abdication in March 1917 the Bolshevik party had sought to strengthen its control within Russia alongside promoting the spread of socialism and world revolution by the peasantry. Yet‚ with Lenin’s death and Stalin’s rise to power‚ there seemed to be
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religion and turn to modernistic attitudes— they feel internally empty. Specifically‚ Eliot’ hollow men parallel lifeless effigies‚ due to their heads being “filled with straw” (6). Here‚ the speaker associates mannequin-like characteristics of scarecrows to the hollow men. These men lack their true insides; they are stuffed with meaningless fillers such as materialistic greed.*** As a result‚ the hollow men reject connection
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confronts the situation head on‚ asking‚ “… who be you the ghost of?” (316; 24). When Phoenix realizes the apparition is actually a scarecrow‚ she admits to herself‚ “My senses is gone. I too old‚ I the oldest people I even know” (316; 27). Not one to let a little thing like her failing mind and eyesight stop her‚ she continues‚ undeterred‚ after telling the scarecrow to keep on dancing
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The first line of the stanza contains three descriptive words which appear to have been specially crafted by the Poet to serve as preceding clues to clear opening statement on the second line that confirms that “Death is a scarecrow”. However this is no ordinary scarecrow. Death has a top for a head embellished with ringlets of snakes. Snakes are often associated with death. The head tilting at the Knight can be considered to be death’s attempt to beckon the Knight. Jarrel reinforces the death
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"The Heroes Journey" The Heroes Journey is a point in one’s life that changes a person forever. This journey one undergoes follows a timeless theme called the monomyth. The Hero with a Thousand Faces‚ by Joseph Campbell‚ shows that throughout history every culture follows the common myth of the Hero. The key components in the "Heroes Journey" have a major impact on storytelling. The Heroes Journey has 12 basic stages; in which guide on through any certain. The Journey’s 12 basic steps consist
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A reporter mistakenly related the incident involving Matt Shepard to a crucifixion‚ seeing as how Shepard was pinned to the fence‚ "spread-eagled‚ splayed out" (312). This instigated a false perception that Matt Shepard had been "tied like a scarecrow." The news that Shepard had been tied up "something akin to a crucifixion" became the starting point for the reaction to follow (313). Many religious leaders and organizations used his death as an example to help their own causes (319). The mistaken
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day a tornado struck and she was transported to a place known as the Land of Oz where she met many strange characters. While on her journey to meet the Great Wizard of Oz‚ to learn how to get back home to Kansas‚ she made many friends such as the Scarecrow‚ Tin wood man‚ Cowardly lion and the good witch of the North. They encounter many obstacles in their journey to meet the Wizard. They finally defeat the wicked Witch of the West; expose the Wizard to be a sham artist and Dorothy returns home after
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