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    For L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, color takes a center part in the novel. The story centers on young Dorothy, a farm girl in Kansas who is tired of her dreary life. Her home is dreary and gray. After her house get caught in a cyclone she wakes up in Oz, a land filled with beauty. She meets companions on her journey home and fights the evil witch of the west. Throughout the novel the reader is exposed to different colors. These colors are gray, blue, and green, and they symbolize…

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    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…

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    Wizard Of Oz Critique

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    Presented by Jackson High and Hollywood “The Wizard of Oz” is a story that followed Dorothy and her adventures in Oz as she searches for a way back home. Along the way she meets several people who are looking for a solution for their problems as well. They run into obstacles along the way but with the help of Glinda, the good witch she manages to leave Oz and return to Kansas. The musical was filled with amazing props and effect, which improved the overall show. When Dorothy lands in Kansas she…

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    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 had arrived and helped them by ridding them of the Wicked Witch and therefore guided her to seek the help she needed from the Wizard of Oz. It was munchkins that set Dorothy on her journey on the yellow brick…

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    magical place. Dorothy is clueless on how she will travel back home. The separation from home causes her to value her family a little more. The Wicked Witch of the North, Dorothy's mentor, arrives to inform Dorothy about Munchkin Land. Glinda also warns Dorothy about the Wicked Witch of the West. Dorothy is wearing ruby slippers that belong to the sister of the Wicked Witch of the West. Glinda advises Dorothy to "follow the yellow brick road" and to keep the vivid red slippers on. Dorothy takes…

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    Willa Cather’s “A Wagner Matinee” was first published in 1904 and is a short story about a woman, named Georgiana, who finds herself transition from the ecstatic city of Boston, to the primitive Nebraska frontier. Cather’s “A Wagner Matinee” was inspired by Richard Wagner who was a German composer and conductor that lived from 1813 to 1883. He’s well known for his operas and his most famous work is that of “The Flying Dutchman”. Willa Cather, instead, wasn’t a musician but was an author of the…

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    Essay On The Wizard Of Oz

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    named Toto. The two become lost when a cyclone carries them away, from their 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…

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    Frank L. Baum's novel The Wizard of Oz teaches Dorothy Gale, the main protagonist, a good lesson on the importance of home. Dorothy lives on a gray farm in Kansas with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry, along with her dog Toto. After being taken away from her home, Dorothy learns that there are many places you will go but nothing can compare to the safety of your own home. Dorothy meets friends along the way in her journey through the magical land called Oz. Dorothy's journeys bring about new…

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    when the cyclops Polyphemus asked Odysseus what his name is and Odysseus respond with nobody. B) Additionally, in The Wizard of Oz the hero would be Dorothy because she is brave when she faces the Wicked Wizard of the West. 1) Dorothy was brave when she defended her friend the scarecrow once the Wicked Witch of the West lite the Scarecrow on fire with the torch Dorothy threw…

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    To begin off, the mis-en-scene has a considerable measure to say about the film. At the point when the motion picture first starts, Dorothy is on her Kansas ranch, (her home). The scene is in grey tones, as strain emerges and negative demeanor takeover the homestead when Dorothy's canine, Toto, is taken from her. Dorothy wishes her and Toto can go somewhere together where noone will discover them. A tornado blasts through the Kansas ranch, flying houses through the air and bicyclists in a…

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