The Marvelous Land of Oz

Have you ever wondered what life would be like over the rainbow? Way up high in the lands of Oz? Have you ever wanted to know the real Wicked Witch of the West? Well then, you're in for a treat. Gregory Maguire is an American novelist born in Albany, New York in 1954. He received his PhD in English and American Literature at Tuft University. He is the author of many parallel novels and stories for both children and adults. The most famous of Maguire's novels is, without a doubt, Wicked.…

like home.” For my remix analysis I am focusing on the phenomenon that is the Wizard of Oz and how it became the starting point for so many different remixes that are very well know today. First off, the 1939 movie that was directed by a few different directors but in the end was finished being directed by Victor Fleming. This movie, being one of the first movies to use color, brought L. Frank Baum’s vision of Oz to life. Secondly, Wicked, the musical with music by Stephen Schwartz. Wicked is…

I have chosen this topic for my investigation as I find mythical (fictional) movies to be fascinating and am especially interested in the link between the famous movie, “The Wizard of Oz” and the prequel, “Oz the Great and Powerful”, notionally set 20 years before the events of the original film. Made in 2013, the prequel focuses on the character Theodora, who is presented initially as a good witch but who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West in the later film. I decided to study how the…

The title of the novel I chose to read for my independent novel study is “Dorothy Must Die”. We are guided through this modern twist on the original tale of “Oz” by Amy Gumm. Amy is a tough and independent high school student from a trailer park in Kansas. The story begins at Amy’s school in a poverty filled community in Kansas. She is often bullied by her classmates and when the story begins we see the severity of it. After an altercation with a pregnant girl she is sent home from school…

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz first a book is a well-known story about a girl name Dorthey who an orphaned girl. Who one day when a tornado swept her and her little dog Toto into the world far from Kansas called the kingdom of Oz. There she met a straw Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and coward Lion, who help her find her way to home. Many see the Wizard of Oz and think of it as just another movie meant to entertain families. However, very few actually understand the political concept and symbolism behind…

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The colors L. Frank Baum uses in the novel “The Wizard of Oz” symbolizes the regions in the story. The Munchkins were represented by the color blue. The color yellow represents The Yellow Brick Road. Emerald City was defined by the color green. The color schemes played a very important part in the story of The Wizard of Oz. Baum utilized the colors to describe the characters, and to help the readers understand better. Although the Munchkins wore the color blue, this…

Name: Instructor: Course: Date: Beyonce's “Formation” Primarily, one has to mention that every video released by Beyonce in controversial and unique. Besides, “Formation” is also not the exception as it is lined to the ethnically issue of black individuals as well as personal moral experiences of the singer (Beyonce). Overall, the paper will focus on the significance of Beyonce's “Formation” that is embodied in the details and certain scenes found in the video release. Observation 0:07.…

I am the Tinman, son of a woodsman. I am trying to convince the Wizard of Oz to give to me a new heart, for I have not one because the wicked witch cut it off with my own axe. I have yet to approach the wizard. It will be a tough journey, but I shall do it for the beautiful Munchkin maiden. I need this heart because, if I don’t get the heart, I wouldn’t be able to love the beautiful Munchkin maiden. I’m going to try to convince the wizard with phrases like “no one can love who has not a…

The Wizard of Oz written by Frank Baum uses a lot of color description to allow the reader to picture the location that Dorothy is in. It starts with the gray land, gray sky, gray houses that are all around in Kansas were the story starts. It allows a vision of a storm coming, stormy weather. Dorothy's home is about to be hit by severe storms. When Dorothy wakes up after the cyclone, the skies are bright, patches of green and green banks. She meets men and women in blue and white…

I have read the books and watched the plays of The Monkey's Paw, Sleepy Hollow, Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, The Necklace, Tell Tall- Heart and The Raven. I have noticed many differences and few similarities. I will be explaining what I observed between the books and the plays. In the books and the plays there were lots of details that were different to each other. In books they gave good visuals that explained who the characters were and what they looked like. The plays on the…