Scarecrow

upon Dorothy, and sets her on her way to find the Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz, inside his Emerald City. So, Dorothy sets out along the yellow brick road because she believes it is the only way she can return home. Along the way, she meets the Scarecrow, in need of a brain; the Tin Woodsman, in need of a heart; and the Cowardly Lion, in need of some courage. When the crew finally reach…

play, but the Witch of the West had Dorothy, Tin Man, Scarecrow, and Lion kidnapped became the major crisis, because the Witch of the West wants her sisters red shoes back, this is also the climax. Being kidnapped by the monkeys and waking up in the palace owned by the witch of the west. At this time being…

When dealing with a popular story such as The Wizard Of Oz, coming across different versions of this narrative happens quite frequently and causes differences within the plot to arise. In Franks Baum’s, The Wizard of Oz published in 1990, Dorothy is caught in a tornado’s path, which ultimately carries her and her house to the Land of Oz. After venturing out on a journey to meet the Wizard of Oz, who was suggested to help Dorothy return home, she meets some friends who decide to accompany her on…

Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” demonstrations hardships face by Phoenix Jackson through symbolism and motifs. While developing her character within the flawed imagery Welty leaves her readers with a paradox of their own, who Phoenix truly is. During the 1940’s, Mississippi countryside was neither a kind place “color people” nor an elderly woman on her own but Phoenix got by on her wits and grit. Although this path lies open to interpretation, Phoenix Jackson reveals her own nature with her little…

physiological fear as a scarecrow, and you're just a mere Corvus(crow) or maybe a bit smarter then the average. While surveying the cornfield, you see an unknown figure standing tall in the distance. Other birds fly by, hours pass and the object has not moved. Your flock waits patiently for the statue to disappear, so they can claim their meals. It opposes no physical threat, the hunger grows, yet the crows do not move. If you can in any way relate to this metaphor, stop letting the scarecrow in…

A tin man without a heart, a scarecrow without a brain, a lion without any courage, and a girl that was taken from her home to embark on a journey to meet the wizard. The making of this iconic film was nothing short of a challenge and many issues occurred. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is known as a classic but many do not know how much went into the making of the movie; beginning with the book, summary of the movie, and the casting and issues that occurred during filming. The Wizard of Oz is a…

Perseverance is a groundwork that provides the self-determination to accomplish dreams. Eudora Welty’s short story "The Worn Path" is set in the middle of the twentieth century at the time when African Americans were still facing discrimination. Welty tells the story of Phoenix, an old African American woman, who walks through the wilderness more often than not in order to obtain medicine for her sick grandson. The journey in to the town would not be very difficult to the average person.…

out the back-stories of the scarecrow, the tinman, and the lion. Violence in the Disney version is watered down, the original is a little darker. As Dorothy and her trio are traveling to find the Wicked Witch of the West to destroy her following the Wizard's order. The Witch sends her servants to "teat her to pieces", as she says. First, she sends forty wolves after them. The tinman cut off all forty of their heads. Next, she sends a flock of forty crows. The scarecrow takes care of these…

Symbol: symbolism is shown a lot throughout the book. One symbol is scarecrow. Scarecrow is mentioned at the least three times throughout the book. Scarecrow is the symbolism for the peasants. Another symbol is when the wine basket broke and the red wine filled the streets. This symbolized the future of the revolution as the streets will soon be filled with blood…

“The Wizard of Oz” play was about a girl named Dorothy, who goes on a journey with a scarecrow, a tin man, and lion to see the wizard of Oz. On this journey she encounters many people, some friendly and some not. Dorothy and her friends go to see the wizard each for their own purposes, but all had intentions of stopping the Wicked Witch of the West. There are many entertaining scenes in this play. Two of them are the flying monkey scene and when she first arrives in Oz. When Dorothy first…