L. Frank Baum

For my book talk, I read Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige, which falls under juvenile fantasy. The story begins in Mission, Kansas, and is later moved to the world of Oz by a tornado. This transportation is much like the one that Dorothy goes through in the famous movie, The Wizard of Oz. Oz, however, is not as it used to be. The author wrote, “My head was swimming. If this was a fantasy, it was a strange one: this wasn’t the Oz that I had read about or seen in the movie. It was as if someone…

The Simplified Wizard of Oz Hunter Hannula Dr. Jason Friedman Modern U.S. History 10/16/14 Written during the meteoric rise of the populist movement, L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was more than just an entertaining story for children. Full of multifaceted characters and symbolism, much of the book can be interpreted as an allegory for the political events at the time. About 40 years after the publication of the book, a movie…

The film Beasts of the Southern Wild is a fantasy drama film set in America, which involves two main characters, Wink and Hushpuppy. Hushpuppy is Wink’s daughter and they both overtake many obstacles together. Spirited away is an animation film whose main characters are a family of three: Chihiro and her parents. The family is moving to another Japanese town when they come across a hidden spirit world that seems like an abandoned theme park. The films Beast of the Southern Wild and Spirited Away…

The Wizard of Oz, when analyzed, reveals itself as an exceptionally well thought out film. The fact that literature critics consider it a better version than the original text should help illustrate that point. The use of screen elements (color, light, sound, mise en scene, etc.) coincide with the various twists and turns of the plot as Dorothy moves from Kansas, to Oz, and back again. When we are first introduced to Kansas, it appears entirely in black and white. From a modern perspective…

Lyman Frank Baum wrote a novel in 1900 wanting to pleasure and entertain children; a modernize fairy tale. Little did he know his book would become a huge success becoming one of the first colored films. The book he wrote was called The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, with a series later to follow. Frank Baum grew up being home schooled for his schooling. When he was twelve years old he was enrolled into a strict military school. He later learned he had a dislike for harshness and the military, due to…

The Wizard of Oz children’s author L. Frank Baum helps reflect the populist agenda throughout the actions and personalities of the characters. Baum gives images during the turn of the United States dealing with political and economical issues during a specific time in history. Baum work helps give imagery of the populist agenda by providing the characters, symbols, and themes. Dorothy is the center of the whole image or issue. Dorothy is an orphan living with her Aunt and Uncle on a farm in…

Analysis of “Finis” The “Finis” by Frank L. Pollack is story about how the city of New York was waiting for this gigantic mass of glowing matter; then after twenty-six years the rays of that second sun caused a huge disaster to the city. The story begins in the newly built Physics Building of Columbia University that was about twelve stories high. In the building, there was a physics laboratory that had many people inside of the room, their names were Davis, Eastwood, Alice Wardour, and…

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Alfred the Great, the famous Saxon King during the late 800s is the main character in G.K. Chesterton’s The Ballad of the White Horse. History tells us that Alfred is the one responsible for protecting England’s Christian religion from Danish pagans in England. Alfred lost much of his authoritative power as a result of the successful attacks from Danish tribes. Reacting quickly, Alfred constructs an army by asking three of his closest friends, better known as chiefs, to each assemble an…

Charlemagne reformed Europe for the better. He was a real force in the European empire; his people idolized him during his reign. He really innovated the empire. Charlemagne united the Germanic tribes because he forced them to convert to Christian (R) (P), he had a good relationship with foreign dignitaries (P). Finally, he created a one rule set.(P) (S) Charlemagne forced the Avars to accept Baptism. For example the document shows,”Charlemagne's armies would force the Avars to accept…