The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Wish You Were Here is a suspenseful story about how Dorothy, the main character, bought a gnome and discovers the mystery behind it. Each of the characters appeared played an important role in the development of the story. There are 3 main characters: Dorothy, Norman, and Norah. Dorothy is a very special character than characters in other stories, she doesn't have qualities most of the characters would have. For example, curiosity. Most characters in stories would be curious in this situation…

Dorothy Must Die is a fiction book written by Danielle Paige. It is about the aftermath of Dorothy's visit to Oz. After the perfect ending of The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy is unsatisfied and decides to come back to Oz. However, Dorothy goes magic hungry and starts taking all of magic in Oz for herself. She turns the lovable creatures we know, such as the scarecrow, the lion, the tinman, and Glinda into terrible things. Happy munchkins are nowhere to be found and the unfortunate Amy Gumm gets…

her family, therefore leading to an adventure that will teach her a lesson. When she and her dog Toto attempt to go back home, they encounter some fascinating acquaintances. She comes across the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz. This bizarre group confronts challenges throughout their journey. Dorothy's adventure follows a hero's journey with departure, ignition, and return. In a farm, somewhere in Kansas lives a young girl named Dorothy. She constantly feels…

I met *Dorothy in August when I began interning this past summer. Dorothy is African American and I can only assume that she is homeless as her clothes are unusual or dirty and her hair seems like it has not been combed or washed in a while. During group she almost always wants to volunteer to read first and if she is not volunteering to read she is wiping down the tables while the other clients are reading. What’s intriguing about Dorothy is that when she is not talking to herself she…

The Road to Oz Have you ever been trapped or stuck in a place, where you face different challenges and task? Here is the movie “Wizard of Oz” telling us a story of young girl Dorothy living in Kansas with her aunt Em and uncle harry and adorable pet dog Toto. In this film ,we see, adventure,challenges besides Fear and Failure .Movie keep us very attentive from very beginning,the director-Victor Fleming does not lose hisplot and knows how to keep his audience awake .Dorothy when swallowed by…

Elphaba’s primary goal is to make Oz a better and more accepting place. However, the way she goes about…

In the ¨Wizard of Oz¨ the protagonist, Dorothy struggles with Ms. Gulch in a person versus person argument over Toto, Dorothy’s dog. In the initial incident, Ms. Gulch arrives at Dorothy’s home with an order requiring Dorothy to hand over her dog to be put down for biting Ms. Gulch. During Toto’s ride with Ms. Gulch he escapes his basket and runs back to Dorothy. This then, inspires her to run away to keep Toto safe. While on the run Dorothy comes across a magician and while with him has a…

Gregory Maguire’s novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, is a rework of the classic novel, The Wizard of Oz, written by L. Frank Baum. The novel aims to reveal the other side of Oz; the true side that the first novel masked. Munchkinland is no longer the peaceful place that we are accustomed to, but rather it is now full of political upheaval. The Wizard in Wicked has managed to usurp the throne and instill his own totalitarian regime. One important political issue…

How is the book different than the play’s? Well, it started when we started reading the books about the play’s. Some of the books we read are called The Raven, Celebrated Jumping Frog, and The Monkey's Paw. We had five to read then take a quiz on all of them and then we could go watch a play about all of them. So, how are the books different than the play’s? Well, let me tell you. Prediction, is a lot in these stories. When you read the book you do not know what is going to happen when in the…

Dorothy was right: there’s no place like it. We go through life dodging wicked witches of all cardinal directions but, ideally, our homes are places where we feel most comfortable. At home we should no longer have to battle immorality. In the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy struggled to find her way back to her family, her friends, and her lifestyle in Kansas. The story of Dorothy Gale resonated the human desire to return home after being forcefully removed from them. We have a natural desire to take…