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evident to the rest of the characters of the book, when the Lion says "One would almost suspect you had brains in your head, instead of straw”. Similarly, the Tin Woodman’s character also seems to be a contradiction, since even though he has no heart, his actions show a great capacity of love, caring and empathy, such as "Once, indeed, the Tin Woodman stepped upon a beetle that was crawling along the road, and killed the poor little thing. This made the

Wonderful Wizard of Oz An individual can claim to be ethical, but validation requires consistently commendable action. This assertion connects to L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in which he follows the journey and maturation of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Lion as they travel the Land of Oz pursuing objects and virtues they already possess. When a cyclone carries Dorothy and her dog Toto to an alternate universe in which unusual objects can speak, Dorothy partners with the

population of 7.5 billion people. Why does the majority of the world’s population suffer from a lack of self-confidence? There is a simple answer to this question, and it can be found in the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. Baum through the use of 3 characters portrays the lack of self-confidence. Baum uses the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Lion prove that a person/character’s own strengths go un-noticed by him/her. The way to reach these strengths would be through self-confidence. The

For many generations, adults and children alike have relished L. Frank Baum’s cleverly written bedtime story, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. On the surface, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz seems like an innocent fairy-tale that was written “solely to pleasure children today” ; however a deeper look into the main characters and symbolism inherent in the story, suggest an outlook into the Gilded Age. Many historians, beginning with Henry Littlefield, have interpreted The Wizard of Oz as being an allegory to

A character foil helps reveal something about a main character. The Scarecrow, The Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion are all character foils to Dorothy. The thing that each of these characters lack, and therefore wish for, are what Dorothy took for granted from her home life. Starting off, the Scarecrow Dorothy meets lacks a brain, or guidance, of which Dorothy discovers she took for granted. Upon Dorothy’s meeting of the Scarecrow, she discovers that he lacks a brain, thus they set out for Emerald

journey down the yellow brick road she meets the Tin Woodman, Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow and the Wicked Witch of the West.Dorothy is a young girl from Kansas, the Tin Woodman is a man who lost his true love because of losing his heart. The Cowardly Lion was a lion who seeked to find courage in himself, and the Scarecrow seeked to have a brain and understand the world he was living in.The characters are trying to find the Wonderful Wizard of Oz so he can grant their wishes.By the end of the story the

it to pass by them and live the rest of their life wondering what if. That is what Florentine was battling with in The Tin Flute. She does not know if she should follow Jean and see the movie with him or let him pass her by. Florentine is almost afraid to say no because she wants this chance at happiness. In “The Tin Flute” by Gabrielle Roy the reader should learn that people can throw everything they have into a chance at happiness because they are afraid of what may happen if they let it pass. Florentine

When Dorothy meets the Tin Woodman, he is completely rusted and unable to move from his fixed position. The article The Wizard of Oz: More Than Just a Children’s Story by Lauren Houlberg suggests that this reflects how, following the depression, the factory workers became stuck in their unemployed positions. Nevertheless, Dorothy applying oil on the Tin Woodman’s joints symbolizes that although the workers went through a difficult period

She summon band of winged monkey, they tear the scarecrow, and place his clothe to the top of tree. Throw tin woodman to the rocky hill. And make the Lion become her pet. The wicked witch makes Dorothy became her personal slave, she also made a scheme to steal the silver shoe from Dorothy. One day she place a block of iron that invisible to the normal eyes

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 until the end of the trip. Similarly, the Tin Woodman, despite the lack of a physical heart, does not realize his compassionate acts throughout