The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

In the movie, The Wizard of Oz, the protagonist and antagonist are both Dorothy, which means the conflict is person vs. self. Dorothy is going against the side of herself that doesn’t appreciate the home that she has and also her family. Dorothy dreams of a place much better than her home, only to realize at the end of the movie that Kansas is where she belongs. In the initial incident, Ms. Gulch, the “witch” that lived in Kansas, took Toto, Dorothy’s dog, away from her. Dorothy then got very…

great risk that it can destroy what once was, leading to pain and 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,…

Wizard of Oz: Lion’s Courage and Dorothy’s Love All around the world acts of courage and love are shown everyday. Having courage is being able to do something that scares you. Everyday we are faced with an obstacle that might scare us, but we use our courage to overcome it. Love shows how much you care for someone. Every day people show love for each other. Whether it’s a simple “love you” from your parents before school or “have a great day”. In The Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, the…

under one head. In some selections, characters go through certain journeys to find love from their family. These two selections you would think that they are not similar but in reality they actually are through love. The two selections are The Wizard of Oz by Victor Fleming and Matilda by Roald Dahl. Dorothy and Matilda, protagonists imagined in different centuries, come to recognize the value of love and family over the illusory world of imagination, a contrast emphasized by the ironic use of…

No movie is more famous for creating a world of wonder than the Wizard of Oz. Beyond the 124 little people and it’s ten leading roles, this film broke the mold of how children’s stories could be adapted onto the big screen. The Wizard of Oz truly inspired fantasy and excitement in its era. Some believe that its inspiration was through the recent children’s novels that had been successfully adapted into Disney movies. Some of the original producers actually believed that the audience might reject…

Where most children’s first utterance is “mama,” mine was “book.” In preschool, as other kids scampered around Toys "R" Us, I devoured the shelves of Barnes & Noble. Some go weak in the knees at the scent of chocolate lava cake, but the new book smell has always been my aroma of choice. By the time kindergarten rolled around, my teachers had granted me the magical title of "classroom reader." As I read to my classmates at lunchtime, books, like pixie dust, enabled me to soar. Reading has…

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 the trip in hope that the wizard can…

The object I has selected for this essay was a Tinkerbell Fairy Puzzle. This puzzle is a 63 piece puzzle and is a Disney puzzle. This puzzle isn’t a full puzzle, this Tinkerbell puzzle is missing one piece. If you were to look at his puzzle you would see it has all the main fairies from the Tinkerbell movies. In the upper left corner there is the Fairy Iridessa she is wearing a sun yellow dress with a picture of a sunflower seed on it and a brown belt. The dress is a strapless, short, dress and…

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 after the Wizard left and…

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…