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    Symbolism Behind the Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Wonderful Wizard of Oz first book is a well-known story about a girl named Dorothy who was an orphaned girl. Who one day a tornado swept her and her little dog Toto into the world far from Kansas called the kingdom of Oz. There she met a straw Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the cowardly Lion, who would assist her in finding her way home. Many see The Wizard of Oz and think of it as just another movie meant to entertain families. However, very few understand

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    assiduous they are with those obstacles along the way to reach what they need. Since the goal and journey are always turned out to be an issue in reality, most authors often implant the idea of goal and journey in their books. Among them, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has outstandingly implicated the goal and journey. In the book, it has emerged

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    Wizard Of Oz Analysis

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    "Wizard of Oz" was directed by Victor Flemming, George Cukor, King Vidor and come from the novel that written by L. Frank Baum (story), Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf (screenplay). The film was produced by Mervyn LeRoy, Arthur Freed (MGM). After 75 years, it's hard to say that the film is just a film. It has been transformed from mild box office showing to must-see annual TV event to timeless pop culture legend. This film was first brought it into our households on November

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    “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’’ by L. Frank Baum is not just about a girl and her dog trying to go back to their home. This novel involves lots of symbols that have a totally different meaning. In addition, the book in my opinion symbolizes the era of the great depression In the U.S. I came upon this conclusion because the symbols, such as tragedy the main character faces, the yellow brick road and the other characters came together to symbolize the dreams and ambitions the people of that depressing

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    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, tells a story about a young Kansas girl named Dorothy who is suddenly whisked away by a strong and powerful cyclone to an unknown land called Oz. She is met with conflict and peril as she travels through the land of Oz to finally meet the Wizard in the Emerald City. Along her journey, Dorothy meets four new friends, who assist her to find the Wizard. Though, she is accompanied her friends, she remains the main character. Because Dorothy is the main character, she influenced

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    In the Wizard of Oz the type of conflict is person versus self, with Dorothy as the protagonist, and her unhappiness as the antagonist. For starters, the type of conflict is person versus self. In the beginning of the movie it states that, “Dorothy is unhappy with her life, and wishes that there was somewhere that she could go instead of being on the farm”. When the conflict is introduced in the initial incident, Dorothy is very unhappy with her life and sings the song “Somewhere over the Rainbow”

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    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The story of, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” was written by L. Frank Baum. The colors represent the different regions. The color green represent Emerald City, blue represents the munchkins, and yellow represents the yellow brick road. The colors symbolized an important role in the story. The color scheme is utilized to acknowledge the principle of the color theory. Emerald City was symbolized by the color green. The people were green also their clothes, candy, pop, and shoes

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    The door man cries when he see how upset Dorothy is and say he will get them in to see the Wizard of Oz.. They walk down a long hall and see fire and a large head of a god like figure who identified himself as the Wizard of Oz and demand to know who they were. The Wizard of Oz is acting evil and mean, but his action is a mask, a persona. He presents himself through fire and smoke, and is full of insults for his uninvited guests. He command the Tin Man to step forward, he is aware he is coming for

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    The children’s book “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”, which was published in 1900 by L. Frank Baum is conceded as a classic story that many people love. The book gained so much popularity and that led to the release of the film adaptation, “The Wizard of Oz” in 1939. Even though the film adaptation was very similar to the original book, there were some changes in the main character (Dorothy) and the roles of the witches, which were ineffective and effective respectively. First, I will talk about Dorothy’s

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    Wizard Of OZ

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    story called The Wonderful Wizard of OZ written by L. Frank Baum. The story starts and ends in Kansas but the majority of the story takes place in the land of OZ. The time period of the book is irrelevant. Dorothy is a girl who used to live in Kansas and her house got carried away to a mystical land and she needs to get to the wizard to get her back home. Toto is Dorothy’s beloved dog who she takes everywhere. Scarecrow is the first friend she encounters along the way to the wizard. On her way she

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