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L. Frank Baum’s children’s novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz became a favorite read for America. The novel became a huge part of the American culture. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz impacted twentieth and twenty-first century ethos. The book influenced people around the globe. The story of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz created several forms of entertainment, such as film and theatre. Baum’s novel cannot necessarily be classified as childish because of all the adult themes and topics covered in the book

In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the author L. Frank Baum uses colors to represent emotions and characteristics of the characters and settings in the story. Baum’s use of colors not only brought the characters to life, but also allowed the reader to understand their points of view and motivation in every scenario. Even children at young ages can comprehend the deep meaning of colors. Infants learn basic color interpretation such as red objects represent anger while white characters symbolize good.

an empowered organization involves interest in the workplace; minimal absence from work, high retention rates; loyal and motivated team members; as well as efficient results and effective communication amongst team members. In the book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Baum, 1900), leadership empowerment skills are displayed pertaining to accountability. The team players were able to recognize and accept the actuality of the situation, thus respond to the situation effectively; they were able to accept

AP Book Report 1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 2. L. Frank Baum was the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Written in the 1900’s was later on published on September 1, 1900 3. Lyman Frank Baum better known as, L. Frank Baum, was born May 15, 1856 in Chittenango, New York. He was a newspaper editor, author, film producer, author, and screenwriter. 4. Characters: Major: Dorothy: Dorothy is a little girl who lives in Kansas who lives with her aunt and uncle. After a cyclone hits her aunt and uncles

Firstly, before examining about “Alice in Wonderland”, I would like to discuss about “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” which was the first American fairy tale, written by Frank Baum. Baum was very invested in the triumph posited by rationalistic notions of Manifest Destiny and the heroism of the Frontier. He wanted to have the children to be proud of the story of how the settlers were conquering the land of the natives at that time and constructing the uniquely American identity. This objective of establishing

In 1900, L. Frank Baum authored the famed ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ book. This was followed by being produced as a Broadway musical in 1902, and the motion picture release in 1939 (Zwissler, 2014). The popularity of this story is nearly unfathomable. According to the Library of Congress (1992), ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ is the most-watched film in motion picture history (in Zwissler, 2014). Scalise Sugiyama and Sugiyama (2011) suggest that stories such as these originated as oral warnings

commonly known as Frank L. Baum, novel The Wonderful wizard of Oz Baum describes a story in which a young girl Dorothy and her dog, Toto go on a magical journey from the dull, gray land of Kansas to the colorful, magical land of Oz. This girl and her dog meet three companions, a Cowardly Lion, a Brainless Scarecrow, and a Heartless Tin Man and have adventure in the Land of Oz and untimely help Dorothy get home. In Baum’s allegorical The Wonderful Wizard of Oz he uses satire and symbols, such as the

Everyone wishes that things could be given to them even if they have the means to obtain it themselves or already have it and do not realize it. That is very true for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The four main characters struggle with this concept. The Lion, Scarecrow, Tinman, and Dorothy take a journey together in the Land of Oz. They are traveling to the Emerald City to meet the Oz because they believe that he can give them what they want. The Oz gives all of them except Dorothy what they want even

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 role gender holds in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is not one many were familiar with at the time it was written. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz reverses the accepted gender roles of its time, women taking control, even helping men in times of need. This idea is depicted throughout the entire novel, affecting almost every character introduced. This novel essentially questions and challenges the accepted beliefs on the roles of gender in the society at that time, showing how things would be if roles