Land of Oz

What if Dorothy became the queen of Oz? Would she still be the caring,kindhearted girl from Kansas or would she use her power for her own twisted use?In Dorothy Must Die by Daniella Paige Amy Gumm gets sucked up by a tornado in Kansas.She is transported to the magical world of Oz, away from her school, her recreational vehicle and her drunken mom. But instead of falling into Munchkinland she landed near the home of the Order of the Witches. The witches tell Amy how Dorothy became mad with power…

it came from Oz. Dorothy told Toto. Dorothy follows the white rabbit and asking the white rabbit to wait up, but the white rabbit keeps running. When Dorothy and Toto saw the hole the white rabbit went through Dorothy took a peek. When Dorothy and Toto were taking a peek they lost their balance and fell into the rabbit hole. When they land on the ground Toto starts barking loud. Quiet Toto we do not want wake anything up or bring something to us. Dorothy said. I wonder if we are in Oz? Dorothy…

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…

The Wizard of Oz, written by L. Frank Baum in 1900, is a children’s novel revolving around a young girl’s journey through the Yellow Brick Road. The young girl, named Dorothy, arrives to the magical Land of Oz, after being caught in a tornado. The Land of Oz is where she meets the Tin-Man, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion. Dorothy and her three new companions are in search for things that no one else in the Land of Oz can grant them, besides the Wizard of Oz himself. However, what they’re…

Wizard of Oz, also has a deeper meaning. L. Frank Baum's, The Wizard of Oz, is very different from the way Disney portrays it. There have been many different versions of the famous writer's work, L. Frank Baum. He is perhaps remembered even more for the depth and quality of their social and political interpretations than he is for the overall quality of his writing. The Disney version of this piece of literature is different, it's not as violent as L. Frank Baum story. The Wizard of Oz…

is only one place she wants to go to: home As depicted in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank. L. Baum, Dorothy is whisked away to the foreign Land of Oz, but remains calm and only desires to go back to Kansas. Dorothy refuses to be stopped by anything in her way; she bravely begins the journey to the Emerald City alone, battles against the Wicked Witch of the West; she does not give up hope when the Wizard leaves Oz without her.…

The Wizard of Oz is known for its wild and outrageous scenes that are said to be one of the most viewed films ever. The story focuses mainly on a girl named Dorothy who got whisked away into a magical land by a tornado, and has to learn where her heart belongs in order to return home to her family. This movie really generates the perfect theme of good and evil by using several film devices to help capture these feelings. The Wizard of Oz uses many technical devices to help establish the good…

cover. Although, in the case of Frank Baum 's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, you shouldn 't judge a book by it 's target audience. In the introduction, Baum stated that his book was “...written solely to pleasure children of today”. (Baum 1900) This statement is the core of Quentin Taylor 's argument in his article, Money and Politics in the Land of Oz. In his article Taylor concludes, that when it comes to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, there is more to the story than meets the eye. Many of those who…

The Wizard of Oz by Victor Fleming is a source of values to kids in the 90s generation. The film is about a young orphan girl named Dorothy Gale who lives with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry in the middle of nowhere in Kansas. Dorothy dreams to go “over the rainbow” after her nasty neighbor, Miss Gulch, hits Dorothy’s dog Toto causing Toto to bite her. Moments after, Miss Gulch shows up with an order from the sheriff to put her dog down because of the said incident. Escaping Toto runs back to…

sends her and Glinda to the Emerald City, in order to help the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. However, the…