The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was a mixture of happiness‚ sadness‚ and‚ most importantly‚ beneficial life lessons. Despite the obstacles imposed throughout the play‚ the characters had overcome them by realizing that they possessed the resources and skills all along. Overcoming obstacles was present throughout the play by Dorothy being African American‚ the lion finding his courage‚ and the use of technology in place of special effects. Being that the Wizard of Oz was a play‚ special effects cannot
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There are those that fight with swords‚ and there are those that fight with magic spells. It is seen often that the warriors reach their peak early in life‚ however wizards‚ with time‚ see their peak much later in life. But what is a wizard? A wizard is somebody who changes the behavior of matter using language. Language and gestures are the two things that are used in public speaking‚ and are used in shaping the ideas of those around you. Now‚ any movement starts off hopeless and ends up unbelievably
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” was written by the author L. Frank Baum. The story is written & illustrated with a volume of colors. In the story Frank states several colors and what they’re used for. He states “blue”‚ “yellow”‚ “red”‚ “green”‚ “purple” and gray also. Frank is referring to the regions by utilizing examples of colors. For instance in the story the Munchkins represent blue‚ Winkies represent yellow‚ quadlings represent red‚ the emerald city represents green
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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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A Season Or A Lifetime --Reflection on Walking Away People come into your life for a season‚or a lifetime. As seasons change ‚time stands still in a lifetime. C. Day Lewis wrote this poem reminiscing his boy’s childhood at the time that his son was leaving home and becoming a man.He starts out by using the image of changing leaves‚ which is a reference to change‚ literally change in season but actually in life. By recalling his son’s first football game‚he feels
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The theme that L. Frank Baum is trying to get out to his audience is that there is no place like home‚ in the movie The Wizard of Oz. For example‚ the characters that are in Dorothy’s dream‚ represent people at home‚ as the audience found out toward the end of the movie. This is showing that home‚ or the people who represent home‚ are very important to Dorothy and means a lot to her‚ especially since they were showing up in her dream. Also‚ Dorothy has trouble deciding if she wants to go back home
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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 promoted a special bond between people and laid the foundation for the multiethnic‚ multicultural society that we cherish today. During the time of the Industrial Revolution many
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take place in imaginary worlds where magic and magical creatures are common. Fantasy is generally distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the expectation that it steers clear of scientific and macabre themes‚ respectively‚ though there is a great deal of overlap between the three‚ all of which are genres of speculative fiction. History of the wicked witch of the west and Oz The land of Oz is a fictional country that consists of four vast quadrants‚ the North‚ South‚ East and
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Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum is a classic tale filled with political ties and hidden messages. These massages have been passed throughout history and preserved in the book. The movie has managed to keep these themes in tact‚ not only that but enhance the symbolism. The conflict in this book‚ whether it be the actual political conflicts at the time or the imaginary focus that happens to be the climax of the book are very complex and deep. The focus in the story may seem as easy as Dorothy vs. the
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The Wizard of Oz-Expository #2 All the scarecrow‚ from The Wizard of Oz movie based on the book by L. Frank Baum‚ has ever wanted is a brain but what he doesn’t quite understand is that he already has it. Although physically he lacks just about everything but straw he has the ability to reason‚ comprehend‚ and make decisions. When Dorothy first comes across the scarecrow‚ not long after she’s started her journey on the yellow brick road‚ she hears a voice saying which way to go but cannot tell who
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