The Myth Of The Scarecrow In The Wizard Of Oz

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In the Wizard Of Oz the Scarecrow looked for heart when he had it the whole time. First, in the beginning, the script states. “How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?”. It is not possible for someone to talk or move unless they have a brain. Second, in the climax of the story, the movie showed. The Scarecrow thought of a way to rescue Dorothy from the Wicked Witch Of the West. That takes some brains to think of such a planned that almost went without any flaws. Third, in the denouement the text applies. “The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side. Oh joy, rapture! I've got a brain!”. It takes a brain to think of that theorem. Last, from talking takes

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