Wicked

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…

Imagine you are dropped in a new land, unknown to you. You meet witches and a talking scarecrow, lion and tinman. That is what happened to humble Dorothy Gale from Kansas in The Wizard Of Oz by L. Frank Baum. In order to get home Dorothy needs to go on an adventure to emerald city. She is faced with hard challenges but proceeds to conquer those challenges. However, Dorothy was scared initially, she learns to face her fears throughout the story. Therefore, she is becoming more independent, she…

Salem evil enough to cause something as horrible as the Salem Witch Trials? Stephanie Hemphill wrote a book of poems showing a fictionalized account of the witch trials called Wicked Girls. Empowerment, or the act of gaining power, runs throughout this book. While the actual Salem Witch Trials were based upon hysteria, Wicked Girls focused more on how the girls were empowered by their acting, showing how gaining power at the cost of others can have harmful effects on your community. The girls…

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…

The Wizard of Oz is known for its wild and outrageous scenes that are said to be one of the most viewed films ever. The story focuses mainly on a girl named Dorothy who got whisked away into a magical land by a tornado, and has to learn where her heart belongs in order to return home to her family. This movie really generates the perfect theme of good and evil by using several film devices to help capture these feelings. The Wizard of Oz uses many technical devices to help establish the good…

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…

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…

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…

the long forgotten village. The village, torn down and poor, was the place of suffering, fear, and death. The people suffered all day, having barely and food and water, and working all day. They seek revenge, revenge for the woman who did this, the Wicked Queen of Shadow hills. Will they get their revenge or will they fail to get what they want? It all started when the queen was passing through the village. At the time the village was at its highest peak of fame and fortune. She was jealous…

I'd be called their little witch instead of their little mermaid. I can still laugh like a witch, I just choose not to because I don't want to be called a witch. The worst part was when I would think about painting my face green so I could be The Wicked Witch of the West. My second type of laugh is when I laugh like a chipmunk. It never ends and my face starts to turn red. I will turn red, my lungs would start to hurt, and I wouldn't be able to breathe. I don't like this laugh because then it…