Thirdly, The Cowardly Lion is a character who supposed to possess the characteristic feature of a lion, king of the jungle, yet he describes himself as a “coward" (Baum 31) when Dorothy and her companions run across him in the forest. Cowardly Lion tells his story and how he does not manage to rule other animals because of his fear. Other characters who off to see the Wizard of Oz encourage him and he decides to accompany them to ask Wizard of Oz to give him courage. But before Wizard of Oz…
go but nothing can compare to the safety of your own home. Dorothy meets friends along the way in her journey through the magical land called Oz. Dorothy's journeys bring about new friends. She comes across a brainless scarecrow, a heartless Tin woodman, and a cowardly lion. The four, along with Toto, travel to the great and terrible wizard of Oz. They are in hopes of being given what they do not have. They face many things along the…
deceptive aspects of the government, as a systematic structure the leeks of the lives of America citizens. Dorothy ironically finds companionship with an ignorant and feebleminded scarecrow, portraying the cretinous farmers of America. A heartless Tin Woodman, who depicted the era of industrial and the rise of industries all across Western society. A cowardly lion that illustrated the nation’s politician atmosphere with the dominating parties being Democrat and Republican. Finally, Dorothy…
Today’s society is full of caregivers for children who are eager to teach and pass down morals and values. The students of today are not only being taught these morals from parents, teachers, and peers but also the novels they read. Teachers in classrooms should be encouraged to immerse the students in novels that teach them important values through self reflection. Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige is worthy of being included into the ENG2D course because of the novel's values and themes…
There is the Tin woodman who looked more, “like a machine that had been cobbled together out of spare parts” (78). The scarecrow drains people’s brains, and injects them into his own head, to better his brain, and to get smarter. He also has his own laboratory where he…
There are many allegorical similarities between L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz and the Populist Movement of the 1890’s, almost too many to believe they are accidental. However, writers tell stories about what they know, no matter how farfetched these stories may seem. Baum’s real world inspirations surrounded him everyday, and it is not unreasonable to argue these inspirations influenced Baum’s writing on a subconscious level. Depending on what mindset you read the book in, these connections…
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an American children’s novel written by L. Frank Baum. Its smoothing story line is filled with beloved characters that are still talked about today in many literature classes. L. Frank Baum was born in New York in 1856, when children’s books were merely stories about basic themes and silly characters. Baum received most of his early education at tutor sessions in his home. Later in his adolescent years, he was sent to the Peekskill Military Academy, where he…
There’s No Place like Oz Caroline lived in the midst of the great North Carolina piedmont with Jamie, who was her mother, and Alex, who was her older brother. Their house was made of brick, and sat upon a tall, grassy hill overlooking the road below that no one ever drove on. When Caroline stood in the doorway and looked around, she could see nothing but the great gray small town on every side. Neither a Starbucks nor a Forever 21 broke the broad sweep of mountainous country that…
Students Name Course Name Professor Date . The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The essays, in general, provide the overview of the situations of the political happenings and the conditions the candidates had to endure. The first essay, The Wizard of Oz: Parable on Populism starts with the populism of the song, which was available in battles. It is noted that even Winston Churchill had memories of the song and thus showed the importance of the wonderful Wizard of Oz. The article then moves to analyze the…
remains focused on her goal of going to Kansas. “Dorothy did not say anything, for she was puzzled to know which of her two friends was right, and she decided if she could only get back to Kansas and Aunt Em, it did not matter so much whether the Woodman had no brains and the Scarecrow no heart, or each got what he wanted” (Baum 32). Dorothy is focused on her goal and nothing is going to stop her. She wants to help her friends, but if given the choice she would rather go to Kansas than…