The place contains magical creatures much like a fairy tale. However, Baum’s OZ has a lot of similar connections to the real world. While Dorothy and her friends are on the journey they come across “scarlet poppies which were so bright in color they almost dazzled Dorothy’s eyes” (111). As you can see, Baum does not describe the poppies as magical but rather just poppies that we would see in our world. The illustrations also help support this, showing them as simple flowers rather then something magical. This can also be shown in the cyclone that takes Dorothy to OZ. At the beginning of the book, Baum describes the cyclone as “ very dark, and the wind howled horribly…” (17). The terms he uses are not things that are uncommon when talking about a cyclone. Even when Baum described the Scarecrow’s face (“a small sack stuffed with straw, with eyes, nose, and mouth face” (42).), he does not use anything adjectives that would tell the reader that this was a magical scarecrow. Thus we can see that Baum wanted OZ to be magical yet still have some connection to the real world. Baum’s The Wizard of OZ is considered a modern fairy tale. He creates this modern fairy tale by breaking the trend of one-dimensional characters and stereotypes. He also uses his anthropomorphic character as vehicles to show American values. Finally, Baum develops the land of OZ as magical yet still has some connection to our world. These ideas have changed how children literature, primarily fairy tales, are written from then on, allowing people to create their own modern fairy tales. This, of course, is all thanks to L. Frank Baum and his envision of what fairy tales can
The place contains magical creatures much like a fairy tale. However, Baum’s OZ has a lot of similar connections to the real world. While Dorothy and her friends are on the journey they come across “scarlet poppies which were so bright in color they almost dazzled Dorothy’s eyes” (111). As you can see, Baum does not describe the poppies as magical but rather just poppies that we would see in our world. The illustrations also help support this, showing them as simple flowers rather then something magical. This can also be shown in the cyclone that takes Dorothy to OZ. At the beginning of the book, Baum describes the cyclone as “ very dark, and the wind howled horribly…” (17). The terms he uses are not things that are uncommon when talking about a cyclone. Even when Baum described the Scarecrow’s face (“a small sack stuffed with straw, with eyes, nose, and mouth face” (42).), he does not use anything adjectives that would tell the reader that this was a magical scarecrow. Thus we can see that Baum wanted OZ to be magical yet still have some connection to the real world. Baum’s The Wizard of OZ is considered a modern fairy tale. He creates this modern fairy tale by breaking the trend of one-dimensional characters and stereotypes. He also uses his anthropomorphic character as vehicles to show American values. Finally, Baum develops the land of OZ as magical yet still has some connection to our world. These ideas have changed how children literature, primarily fairy tales, are written from then on, allowing people to create their own modern fairy tales. This, of course, is all thanks to L. Frank Baum and his envision of what fairy tales can