This book is a feel good 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 also meets the ‘Tin Man’, and the ‘Cowardly Lion’. Synopsis: Dorothy lived in a small house in Kansas with her dog Toto, Uncle Henry, and Aunt Em. One day a horrible and dangerous cyclone came across the prairie. Her …show more content…
While she was walking on the path she encountered a scarecrow. She took him off his pole for he was hung on a pole to scare birds. He said he did not have a brain therefore he asked if he could come with her to find the Wizard. She agreed to him coming and the companions set off on their journey. They continued their walk and found the ‘Tin Woodman’ who had been rusted while cutting down a tree. He joined them wanting to get a heart. Then they met the ‘Cowardly Lion’ who wanted to be the real ‘King of the Jungle’ so the five companions resumed their journey (Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tinman, and the Cowardly …show more content…
But the Lion had the travelers get on his back and jumped across the ditch. Then they faced a field of deadly poppies(a plant that makes you fall asleep). Dorothy and Toto and the Lion fell into a very deep sleep. Since the scarecrow and the ‘Tin Woodman’ didn’t have human features they carried Dorothy and her dog out of the field. The Lion was too heavy so they got help from thousands of field mice . When they finally got to emerald city they had to wear goggles (‘Green Spectacles’) because the city was too bright otherwise they would go blind. They wanted to see Oz but they learned that he only visits you on separate days. They all encountered different forms of Oz, so that all of them were scared of him. They were all told that they had to kill the ‘Wicked Witch of the West’. They all thought they were incapable of killing her but they set off on their journey . Their journey was hard because the Wicked Witch knew they were coming. So she set troubles on their way but they were able to overcome her. Then she sent the baboons that were bound to a golden cap that the witch had. The owner of the cap could put in on and ask for three favors. The witch asked for the baboons to kill all of the companions. They pretty much killed the scarecrow and the Tinman. They could not lay a hand on Dorothy since she had a seal of protection from the Witch of the North, so they made her work in the kitchen.
The main thing that occurred in the movie was death. Nineteen people were hung and a man was pressed to death. Rebecca and Mary were the two main characters who were accused and murdered. Rebecca was on of Sarah’s sister and was the first to be accused of being a witch. A year after Rebecca death they realized Rebecca was not guilty at all so they cleared her name by pronouncing that her soul was set free. Mary was Sarah’s other sister and had done nothing wrong but was still accused of being a witch. Mary was very religious, however she was going to be hanged and when she was she was praying. Sarah was the only one who survived, but barely. She was taken by a secret jailer and was kept in a shed for a whole year.
The main thing that occurred in the movie was death. Nineteen people were hung and a man was pressed to death. Rebecca and Mary were the two main characters who were accused and murdered. Rebecca was Sarah’s sister and was the first to be accused of being a witch. Later on they realized Rebecca was not guilty at all so
The whole thing was a lie and it was very inhumane(The Salem Witch Trials). The girls all wanted supernatural things, so the girls met a woman named Tituba,who was a servant of Putnam,they then went into the forest to cast spells(The Salem Witch Trials). Paris caught the girls dancing in the forest and committing the crime of witchcraft(The Salem Witch Trials).The girls would then lie to everyone making them think that they were being controlled by other people performing witchcraft(The Salem Witch Trials).
Wicked, the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the East is a fantasy book by Gregory Maguire. It follows the life of the Wicked Witch, the character from the Wizard of Oz, from her birth to her death, or her pseudo-death. It also explores the question the nature of good and evil.
As the Tin Woodsman and Dorothy are on their journey, they encounter another symbolized character in the novel. This
the devil and where now witches, they freaked out and thought the worst that’s Salem was going
Despite what she may think, Dorothy is never in any real danger during her adventure. Though harm befalls her companions, she herself is never targeted. Dorothy, with the kiss from the northern witch, and the silver shoes is frightening to her adversaries. The winged monkeys flee upon seeing her, the Wicked Witch of the West becomes very nervous just being around her, even Oz is frightened after she manages to return from Winkie land. There are only two characters in the book from the United States, Dorothy who conquers all in her westward journey, and Oz who fools everyone into thinking he is a powerful wizard. In the real world these two characters are normal people, a young farm girl, and a man who works in a circus. The fact that these two regular Americans can go into the foreign land of Oz and gain power easily, is a testament to the power of America on the world
Winds gaining strength to “destroy everything in its path.” The ones to see the horrifying storm was an unwealthy family of three, a girl named Dorothy, her uncle Henry, and her aunt Em. The family lived in a small house that wouldn't be able to sustain such a storm. The harsh storm in fact symbolized the crash of the economy.
Influence is the capacity or power of persons to produce an effect on the actions of others. Victor Flemming, the director of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, depicts a message that revolves around the reversal of power and gender roles. Moreover, Dorothy is a child in her physical presence but lives the role of a hero as she leads the scarecrow, lion, and tin man to the Wizard himself. Through the archetypes such as the hero being a women, Cultural values, and the stages of the journey, Flemming raises the argument that in this case those who don 't have much influence in society are very influential in the Emerald City.
Suddenly she found herself surrounded by a huge forest. There was snow all around so it was very cold, so Lucy put on one of the conveniently placed fur coats and went to explore the wood. She did not walk far when she saw a light walking closer she discovered it was a lamppost. It was here buy this lamppost Lucy met the talking fawn named Mr. Tomnas. The fawn invited Lucy to tea and almost turned her over to a woman called the white witch, but Mr. Tomnas ended up really liking Lucy so he couldn’t do it. Instead he led her back to the wardrobe door. When Lucy got back to her brothers and sister, she found out that no time had gone by at all since she walked into the wardrobe. Susan, Peter and Edmund didn’t believe Lucy when she told them there was another world called Narnia inside the wardrobe. Edmund was always following her around asking if she found any new countries in the cupboards lately, but Eventually Edmund found his way into the wardrobe land too, and met the white witch. She was kind to him, but was really a witch, and he allied himself with her. And without knowing he agreed to turn his brother and sisters over to her later he realizes the gravity of his mistake and how much of his brothers anger he is risking. Then Susan, Peter, Lucy and Edmund all find their way into Narnia and find out that the lion called Aslan expects them to be queens and kings over all in
There are only three witches in the movie: The Good Witch of the North, The Wicked Witch of the East and The Wicked Witch of the West. In the movie Glinda is the name of The Good Witch of the North. Whereas in the book The Good Witch of the South has the name Glinda and The Good Witch of the North has no name. As the book goes on they reach Oz and he asks them to kill The Wicked Witch of the West. The Wicked Witch is not seen or heard from until the end of the book. In the movie she is seen several times. Dorothy and Toto see her in The Land of the Munchkins, when they rescue the Tin man, and when they all arrive at The Emerald City.
One night there was a bad storm and Dorothy was home alone with her cat JoJo. The storm turned into a tornado that took her back to Oz, but Oz was not like her mother told her about, it was dark and gloomy. Oz had been ruined by the wicked witch. The munchkins had found Dharma and brought her to jail where she found all of her mothers friends. They made a plan to get out of jail and defeat the wicked witch. After they defeated the witch they brought her to the wizard and he locked her up for good. For all of Dharma’s help she was rewarded one wish and her wish was for her mother to be here with her. Dharma and Dorthy lived the rest of their lives happy in the land of
The final theme of the wizard of Oz is the need for friendship. In Kansas Dorothy lacks friends other than her trusting companion ToTo. However in the land of OZ Dorothy makes new friends who provide her with companionship emotional support and protection. The scarecrow, the Tin Man and the lion help Dorothy cross rivers, battle angry bees and wolves, and save her from sleeping forever in the field of poppies. In return her friends rely on Dorothy to get them to the Wizard of OZ.. In a munchkins home the author states “the woman now gave Dorothy a bed to sleep in, and Toto lay beside her, while
Dorothy and her friends finally got to Emerald City. They finally got to see the Wiz and he told them that he would not grant any of their wishes unless she killed the wicked witch of the West. Dorothy and all of her friends were really disappointed. Eventually, Dorothy and her friends went to see the wicked witch of the West and the witch was very mean to them. The witch really wanted Dorothy’s slippers but she refused to give them to her. Dorothy is starting to get discouraged because the witch seemed to be more powerful than she was.
The setting of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was set in with a happy society with some upsetting problems. The story was set in the 1950’s, the story started in Kansas and then it moved into a wonderful place called Oz. Dorothy lived in Kansas and grown up with her Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, and her loving pet Toto. But one day on the farm a tornado came and she was in her bedroom listening