Scarecrow

regret. In Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz, the Wizard’s decision to leave the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion in charge of Oz, is a decision that could prove to be both beneficial and disastrous. If Dorothy were to return to Oz ten years after her adventure there, she would find a whole new kingdom waiting for her. Throughout Dorothy’s journey in Oz, she killed both of the Wicked Witches, and brought peace to the land. The Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion’s job is simply to maintain this peace. each of…

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced the American musical fantasy film, The Wizard of Oz in 1939. Victor Fleming directed The Wizard of Oz, and was the first to direct a film with Technicolor using a 3-strip color process. All movies at this time were filmed in black and white, so The Wizard of Oz was a sure crowd pleaser because of its color experience. It was said that the commercial for The Wizard of Oz was shown in black in white, so that moviegoers could experience the first ever color movie with a…

connotations of purgatory as it seems the hollow men cannot reach this kingdom, and are stuck in the middle. He also again refers to his previous scarecrow imagery with “deliberate disguises, Rat’s coat, crowskin, crossed staves”, and language such as this shows us a recurring theme in the poem, as Eliot wishes to portray them as empty and emotionless, as scarecrows. The structure in this section is very unique as the rhyme scheme is ABCACBA in the second half of the first paragraph. This is…

People think that the fact that hid behind this book is Scarecrow is actually the farmers that live in the midwest. Farmers have working situation during that time period, because of the inflation it was hard for people to pay back debts and they were looking for help from the Populist Party. The Tin Woodman represents…

Although Dorothy is not the typical heroin, since she is a young girl stranded in a foreign land, I believe that she is the heroin in The Wizard of Oz. Throughout her journey, Dorothy shows courage and sensitivity and in the process, manages to touch and change other characters’ lives for the better. Upon landing in Oz after the cyclone, Dorothy managed to kill the Wicked Witch who was clearly affecting the lives of others in a negative way. The munchkins were thankful and happy that…

She lifts him off the pole and listens to his story and is sympathetic; she tells the scarecrow “If Oz will not give you any brains you will be no worse off than you are now” (16). This statement is another example of her common sense. She is assertive when she invites the scarecrow to join her and further establishes herself as a leader when she says “If you will come with me I’ll ask Oz to do all he can for you” (17). In this statement…

Steven Wen US History Block 5A 09/10/2014 The difference between “The Wizard of OZ” Movie and Book The first and might the biggest different is that in the movie,the land of OZ is just Dorothy’s dreaming,but in the book,the land of OZ is a real place and she really traveled to that land.The movie show the story as the dream which Dorothy is having,and also the people in her life was showing up as the characters in the dream.In the book,the writer make readers believe that…

home in Kansas, to the beautiful, enchanted, magical land of Oz. Dorothy and Toto need help in getting back home. Along the way, and in so doing, they make enemies with the Wicked Witch of the West. And they make friends with the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion. The friendship helps the five to survive many adventures, and to make each of their dreams really come true. For their loyalty and teamwork persuade the Wizard of Oz, and Glinda the Good Witch of the South, to help them…

Phoenix was an elderly lady who was African American and was driven to complete her journey to get her grandson medicine. She sacrificed a lot during her journey to save her grandson because he was sick. Along her journey she encounters a hunter, scarecrow and a dog. The story “A Worn Path” emphasizes the determination and obstacles the grandmother overcame to save her grandson. Phoenix traveled a scenic route from time to time to reach her destination. In the story, Eudora Welty explain show…

cyclone slashes through Kansas, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are taken away in their house to the magical Land of Oz. They follow the yellow brick road toward the Emerald City to meet the great and powerful Wizard of Oz, and on her journey she meet a Scarecrow wanting a brain, a Tin Man wanting a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who wants courage. The wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West to earn his help. In the end, Dorothy made her way back home using her ruby…