Glinda

INTRODUCTION The Wizard of Oz is a musical fantasy film created in 1939 starring Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, and Jack Haley. The film has many credited directors including Vector Fleming, George Cukor, Mervyn LeRoy, Norman Taurog, and King Vidor. This film was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was an adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s 1900’s children’s book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The Wizard of Oz is considered one of the greatest American films ever to be produced

In the words of Michael O’Shaughnessy, ‘narratives, or stories, are a basic way of making sense of our experience’ (1999: 266). As a society and a culture, we use stories to comprehend and share our experiences, typically by constructing them with a beginning, middle and an end. In fact, the order that a narrative is structured will directly impact the way it is understood, particularly across cultures. This idea originated through Claude Lévi-Strauss’s concept of structuralism in anthropology which

Wicked Witch of the East crushing her to death. The Wicked Witch of the West sees her dead sister and becomes furious with Dorothy. Glinda the Good Witch of the North protects her and puts the special Ruby Slippers on her feet. The Wicked Witch of the West swears to get revenge on Dorothy and Toto too, then vanishes. Dorothy asks Glinda how to get back to Kansas. Glinda tells her to ask the Wonderful Wizard of Oz and to find him she must follow the Yellow Brick Road. As she begins her journey on

good imagery for the story. Imagery gives the reader a sense of vision. Imagery is good when it comes to making a story, for example it gives the reader a sense of what the character is like. For Example, when the Author, L. Frank Baum, detailed the Glinda, the Good witch's clothes she was detailed with bright colors and that gives the reader a picture of what she is like without even saying she is good. Color is used to create more of detailed view of what the characters are and how they are different

To begin, one way the theme was uncovered is the authors shows separation in the exposition. “Find yourself a place where you won’t get in trouble” says Aunt Emily. This is an example of separation because Aunt Emily’s comment is like a big sign telling her to go. This is like a call to adventure. Additionally, another way that Heroic Journey is displayed is when Dorothy runs home from Professor Marvels when she thinks Aunt Emily is sick. This is a refusal to call. Did Dorothy really want to

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a story about a little girl named Dorothy and her dog, Toto. Dorothy is an orphan who lives with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry in Kansas. Everything there is gray, grayed by the ever-present sun. One day, a tornado arrives. Dorothy doesn’t make it to the emergency cellar with her aunt and uncle. Instead, she just arrives at the house with her dog. The tornado sweeps up the house and takes it to the Land of Munchkins. Glenda, the Good Witch of the North, tells Dorothy to

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

complimenting each other through other songs, post-intermission was tamer musically. Through the music and scenery of Wicked the audience is exposed to a few elements of “The Wizard of Oz”. They show how the scarecrow, lion and tinman came to be and Glinda crosses Dorothy’s path a couple of times. These moments are subtle, adding an ironic and quirky touch to the play. Wicked does not need to rely on the original to make it special, the characters set and music make the case for this new take on

Dorothy’s aunt and uncle’s farm, the film focuses around Dorothy’s monotonous life. Shortly into the movie, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are swept away by a twister and dropped off in the magical Land of Oz. Here she meets the Good Witch of the North, Glinda. She advises Dorothy to follow the Yellow Brick Road and find the Wizard, who can grant the girl her wish of returning to Kansas. Along her path to the Emerald City, where the Wizard of Oz lives, she encounters the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly

In today’s society, the variety of experiences one endures throughout his lifetime develops the full potential of his character. In L. Frank Baum’s, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the quest of the minor characters, the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion, contribute to their individual discoveries of inner strength. The self-acclaimed unintelligent Scarecrow demonstrates his smarts and resourcefulness multiple times during the voyage to the Land of Oz but does not acknowledge his full capability