How Will Life Change Dorothy's Life?

The Wizard of Oz is a classic known by all. The plot is fairly simple. Poor bored Dorothy is sick of her normal boring life on her Aunt and Uncles farm in Kansas and decides to run away to a more exciting life. Her plans are changed when she meets a fortune teller who convinces her to go back home. Unfortunately, as she is headed back home a horrible storm starts and she and her dog Toto are blown away, along with her house. When she lands, she comes outside to see that she has landed on a person with red shoes. She is met by tiny people and a witch called Glinda who tells her that she has landed on and killed the Wicked Witch of the East. Dorothy tells Glinda she wants to go home, and Glinda tells her if she follows the yellow brick road she will end up in the Emerald City where the Wonderful Wizard of Oz can help get her home.

She could also go to the extreme trying to save animal civil rights because of what she believes in, even if it means to have no one to support her. She was coldly rejected when she tried to ask the Wizard for assistance, but ended revolting against him to save the remaining animals that were tortured and brutally killed. As you can tell, the image of the Wizard of Oz is not so welcoming compared to Maguire’s novel versus Buam's novel.

I think that Dorothy is the most similar to Malala because she gives everyone a chance and believes in them, unlike

Dorothy Day is a strong woman who knows what she wants to accomplish. Her beliefs changed throughout her life but she ended up converting to Catholicism. Dorothy Day was actively involved with worldly issues and problems. To help get attention to these issues Dorothy created the Catholic Worker movement. On August 6, 1976 she was asked to speak at the World Eucharistic Congress in Philadelphia (Ellsberg). Her speach was addressing the Feast of Transfiguration and the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. Evidently the Congress scheduled a mass for appreciating the armed forces, how ironic. This threefold event called for a protest. It is said that Dorothy did not like public speaking because it gave her anxiety, this caused her a great amount of stress (Ellsberg). She began her speech by her story of the Catholic Worker and her conversion. She started giving service to the poor and then decided to convert after. She continued to say that the Church taught her the necessity of Penance. She concluded by giving attention to

In The Wizard of Oz, the ordinary world and the beginning of the adventure are presented with stunning visual effects. Dorothy, the protagonist, is shown struggling in her ordinary world. She is confronted by the mean neighbor Miss Gulch who wants to take away Dorothy’s dog Toto and give him to the animal control authorities because of Toto’s bad behavior. Dorothy reacts childishly with a temper tantrum, begging her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em not to let Miss Gulch have her way. She confronts Miss Gulch when she tries to take Toto, saying, “You wicked old witch! Uncle Henry, Auntie Em, don't let 'em take Toto! Don't let her take him -- please!” (The Wizard of Oz). In a fit of temper, Dorothy decides to run away because she thinks that it is the only way she can protect her dog from Miss Gulch. The plot picks up the story of Dorothy’s life at a rather bleak point. Dorothy is portrayed as powerless and directionless and she does not appreciate the gifts she has in her family and life. Her character flaws and areas of growth are clear from such behavior. She seeks to be the leader of her own life but she lets temper get in the way of her enacting effective change. Furthermore, in her decision to run away Dorothy shows that she does not appreciate those who love her or the blessings of her loving home.

Dorothy, through her many character foils throughout the movie, seems that she has many characteristics that she herself did not even know that she possessed. The Lion is a prime example of how Dorothy is actually a brave and courageous young girl. In the movie we see Dorothy very afraid of the things in Oz, much like the Lion, and seeks shelter in her friends to comfort her. But when she is confronted by danger, when she meets the Wicked Witch of the West, we see her strong and capable of herself, putting herself before others like her dog and her friends. The Lion is also shown being brave in this scene by risking his life to save Dorothy from the clutches of the Wicked Witch.

The tragic death of the family remains fully effective and the moral aspect of the story, directly stated in the title, is undiminished. In the story, the Misfit demonstrates a characteristic symptom of a psychopath which is not of following the social rules. He obviously gives the grandmother his rationale for doing harm to others, reasoning about the miracle of Jesus rebirth, “…if He didn’t, then it’s nothing for you to

Dorothy having more confidence because she knows she has the power of Glinda behind her.

In the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Baum introduces the main character, Dorothy. She is a 16-year-old girl that lives in Kanas with her aunt and uncle. She gets very little attention and has only one friend: her dog Toto. Dorothy is described as a child and stays a child throughout the entire book, even when facing some difficult tasks. This is a different idea than some of the other Golden Age texts such as Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan.

Dorothy Day grew up without a Catholic background, but had a strong will for social justice. She was a natural pacifist which she expressed even before converting to Catholicism. She worked for the Call which encouraged her picketing and strikes against social injustices. (57) Later, Dorothy also protested with women against suffragists in front of the White House and was arrested. During her time in prison, she got involved with a hunger strike which caused the demands to be met. (82) She had a strong will for the fairness of others.

With my art piece, I chose to convey the theme of the contradictory nature of the human being. Throughout the novel, Death reflects on this theme through several other minor themes, one of those including the goodness versus the cruelty of humankind. Death, the spectator that he is, does not fully understand human motives, even by the end of the novel. This is why he insists on telling Liesel that he is “haunted by humans”. (Zusak, 550)”

One thing from “Lilies of the Field” by william E. Barrett is that “life is not about material things “. You can find this theme through the narrator, Mother Maria, who hires Homer for work, goes by this theme. Homer comes to re shingle a roof, but then gets told to build a chapel with no pay. At the time Homer didn't see why Mother maria wasn't paying him, but towards the end of the book he did, he realized that Mother was trying to teach him to be humble and appreciative of the things that were given to him. Mother Maria is religious, and so is homer, but they're a different type of religion, so they see the theme a different way.

I can’t really answer this question. I don’t see any specific values that Kansans have that I could relate to Dorothy in the first place. The only thing I can relate to her that is Kansas oriented is her home on the prairie. I don’t even think there is such a thing as a “typical” Kansan. In my opinion, the reason that this is the case is because Kansas doesn’t have moral ideals that you are expected to follow. Most the people I talk to have very diverse opinions and values. So, I think Kansas is just one of those places where there are no specific values or

She attempts her entire life to find her own sense of vocation but it seems as if she may have never found it. Chapter 4 “Struggle” from The Road to Character mentions, “She certainly never achieved complete spiritual tranquility and self-satisfaction.” Perhaps her poor childhood creating her problem of never being able to find contentment and left her feeling empty. Without the combination of doing what she loved and also helping others like MLK had, Dorothy struggles to motivate not only herself but also her

“Lloyd!” Seph, who up to this point had been blocked out by the wall of soldiers surrounding me, came running up next to me, but seemingly didn’t know how to continue his thoughts as he paused and I could tell he was having an internal debate for all of second before saying. “Welcome home.” Despite everything I couldn’t help but snort in laughter. “I would say it’s nice to be home, but unfortunately things seems to have only gotten worse in the time I was away.”