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The Wizard of Oz, is a classic fantasy that takes us to a world of fairies, dreams and childhood memories. The symbols, characters and use of situational archetypes offer the reader an understanding of Archetypal theory. Archetypes are used to impact the understandings of myths, legends and fairytales as it allows the audience to make connections and link other stories together. Furthermore, it helps in deeper analyzation, interpretation and connections in literature and show 's the characters behavior

The classic fantasy The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a story written by L. Frank Baum, who suffered from a heart condition. Since he was unable to participate in many activities as a teen he resulted in writing, allowing him to escape the real world and live through his fantasies. Starting in Kansas and moving into the Land of Oz it is the reoccurring patterns of symbolic and situational archetypes that bring the story to life. Although originally written as a piece of children's literature, it is a

A Wizard of Earthsea is about a young boy that is very powerful with magic for his age. Using this magic he is able to save his city from raiders and is recruited by Ogion to learn more than what his family could teach him. He meets a young girl along his journey and tries to impress her by summoning a shadow monster but Ogion is able to save Ged from himself and offers to send him to a school where he can gain more control of his powers. Upon arriving at the school he meets his rival Jasper and

Scarecrow, who is one of the supporting characters in the novel, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," by L. Frank Baum, has always wanted to have brains. Dorothy the main character and Toto find Scarecrow on a pole in the middle of the corn field after she left Boq's house. After walking for a little while, the Scarecrow told Dorothy about how he was made. He told Dorothy how a munchkin made him, and how he can't even do his job since he is only made out of straws, and any crow, who has sense know that

The Wizard of Oz is one of the most important cultural films directed by Frank Baum from the twentieth century, that will never get old. The movie was an immediate hit, and was one of the most famous films of all times. When the Wizard of Oz was released, the movie’s popularity wasn’t much help in meeting universal’s criteria. In the film there are a variety of interesting scenes like, Dorothy and her friends traveling on an adventure to satisfy their desires. There are also popular songs in the

In L. Frank Baum's "The Wizard of Oz," the coloration throughout the Land of Oz is quite important. Perhaps Baum used varying color themes as a metaphor for ethnicity; if so, this demonstrates that the Wicked Witches correlate to historical figures such as Francisco Pizarro, whom historian Jared Diamond describes (in his renowned novel, "Guns, Germs, and Steel") as having used fear as a weapon, in conjunction with the unseen and misunderstood force of disease (this could be a metaphor for magic)

L. Frank Baum Used colors such as green, blue, and multiple other colors in The Wizard of Oz such the fact that these colors are linked to feelings and other adjectives metaphorically. In many cases the colors associated with objects guide reader to think they are attached to that feeling. Normally the colors have a different distinct feeling, such as red for anger, and luck in different cultures; blue for sorrow or mellow. Firstly, Green - normally representing nature growth and relaxation-

In the movie The Wizard of Oz, the protagonist and antagonist are the same person, Dorothy. Dorothy is the main person undergoing change in the story, but she is also unappreciative about her family and home. The conflict in the movie is person versus self. The main problem is that Dorothy was being ungrateful. She wasn’t appreciating all the things in her life, without thinking of all of the things that people did for her. At the beginning, Ms. Gulch took Dorothy’s dog, Toto, and Dorothy had enough

An Analysis of: The Wizard of Oz I choose the film “The Wizard of Oz,” (1939) and it’s a musical, fantasy film. The characters included: Judy Garland as Dorothy, Frank Morgan as The Wizard, Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow, Jack Haley as the Tin Man, Bert Lehr as the Cowardly Lion, Billie Burke as the Good Witch of the North, Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West, and Toto. The director for this film was Victor Fleming and King Vidor. The main plot of this film is about a tornado that

Throughout L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, color is an extremely emphasized factor that is frequently changed when a new setting is presented or new people are introduced. Of course, this is an example of symbolism that is to be figured out. Symbolism is mainly a way of telling the reader or viewer about a certain person, place, or group of people without words. That is where context clues come in which help you discover the meaning of said symbolism which, in this case, tend to be colors