The 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum, is a classical movie that to many, never gets old. After a massive cyclone in Kansas, Dorothy and her dog (Toto) are swept up and placed in the magical Land of Oz. Wishing to go back home to Kansas, Dorothy journeys on towards Emerald City to meet the Wizard of Oz. The Wizard is said to be magical and will have the ability to send her and her dog back home. On this journey Dorothy meets a Scarecrow, Tin Man, and a Cowardly Lion who all wish to receive something from the Wizard. The Scarecrow needs a brain, the Tin Man is missing a heart, and the Cowardly Lion wants courage. Throughout their journey to Emerald City they are faced with different obstacles caused by the Wicked Witch of the West.
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Sometimes being challenge can make one come in contact with a strength that they thought they did not have. In the movie, Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion was challenged by the wizard to kill the Wicked Witch of the West. During the process of accomplishing this task their inner strengths were revealed. Let’s take the Scarecrow for an example. The Scarecrow did not feel like he was intelligent because he did not posed a brain. However, the Scarecrow showed great thinking and problem solving skills and was very resourceful. When Dorothy was captured and locked inside of the Witches castle, he stood up and took charge. He developed a plan to sneak inside of the castle to rescue Dorothy. He was already intelligent even though he did not have a brain. The challenge brought the strength that the Scarecrow felt that he didn’t …show more content…
They would finally be granted the wishes that they long to have. However when they arrive back to the Wizard, they learn that he is not keeping his promise. That he actually does not have the magical powers to make their wishes come true. Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Lion became very disappointed and begin to feel depressed. Seeing this the Wizard immediately begin to cheer them up. He help show them that they already have the characteristics that they wish to be granted. The Wizard wouldn’t been able to tell them that at the beginning of the movie, because they wouldn’t have believed him. They had to go through the things that they did and look back on it in order to realize it. It took them being disappointed by the wizard in order to reveal their inner
Sometimes being challenge can make one come in contact with a strength that they thought they did not have. In the movie, Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion was challenged by the wizard to kill the Wicked Witch of the West. During the process of accomplishing this task their inner strengths were revealed. Let’s take the Scarecrow for an example. The Scarecrow did not feel like he was intelligent because he did not posed a brain. However, the Scarecrow showed great thinking and problem solving skills and was very resourceful. When Dorothy was captured and locked inside of the Witches castle, he stood up and took charge. He developed a plan to sneak inside of the castle to rescue Dorothy. He was already intelligent even though he did not have a brain. The challenge brought the strength that the Scarecrow felt that he didn’t …show more content…
They would finally be granted the wishes that they long to have. However when they arrive back to the Wizard, they learn that he is not keeping his promise. That he actually does not have the magical powers to make their wishes come true. Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Lion became very disappointed and begin to feel depressed. Seeing this the Wizard immediately begin to cheer them up. He help show them that they already have the characteristics that they wish to be granted. The Wizard wouldn’t been able to tell them that at the beginning of the movie, because they wouldn’t have believed him. They had to go through the things that they did and look back on it in order to realize it. It took them being disappointed by the wizard in order to reveal their inner