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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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    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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    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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    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 whimsical children’s story, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, was conceived out of the mind of L. Frank Baum, an author of the 19th century, but as most creators know, there is no controlling the way consumers will interpret your work. Baum wrote in the introduction of his novel, “…the story of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” was written solely to please children of today”. Never in his life did he state that there were purposefully written allusions to 19th century Populism. This does not mean that the

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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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    Imagine a child that was born with a bright green tint to their skin and had razor sharp teeth. This happened to Melena Thropp in the book The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, written by Gregory McGuire. The Broadway musical “Wicked,” by Winnie Holzman, was based on this novel. When it made its debut it astounded the world as it won many awards. “Wicked” draws in many people because they can relate to the feeling of being ostracized the way Elphaba was. In the 21st century, musicals

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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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    Dorothy and Alice go through moments of ease and moments of hardships as they navigate their way through these unimaginable lands. The young girls are transported far away and use what they know in order to survive as they go through various emotions throughout their journey. For instance, upon Dorothy’s arrival in the land of Oz she immediately notices the beauty of this unfamiliar land, which was far different from her gray and gloomy home in Kansas. The land of Oz is described as a land filled

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