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    Wizard Of Oz Hero Essay

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    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, shows a new generation that anyone can be a hero. Most heroic stories before this time showcased men as the hero but The Wonderful Wizard of Oz gives a new perspective of what a hero can be. Through the feministic values in this story and the classic heroic characteristics, Dorothy shows how a woman can be heroic. She shows her heroic characteristics by her kind heart, outspoken voice, and her unwavering and courageous strength. Most heroic stories

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    The Wizard of Oz is a movie about a girl who wants more then the life she has in Kansas. The Protagonist is Dorothy, the antoagonist is the wicked witch, and the conflict was person versus person. The protagonist of the Wizard of Oz was Dorothy. First of all, in the text it said that Dorothy was the person going through change. At first she was wanting to leave Kansa because she wanted more than her life now had to offer but throughout the book she changed and all she wanted was her regular life

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    By the start on the twentieth century, The Wizard of Oz was the new view of American society. The impact of this film had on society in terms of feminism raises reader's awareness about the characters and morals found in this storyline. I have found that the mentality of women is represented all throughout the novel, and it provides a timeline of representations of the feminist movement. A good response to The Wizard of Oz would have to be the novel Wicked. At the beginning of the twentieth century

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    The Wizard of Oz is a fantasy book where a girl named Dorothy experiences an unexpected adventure in her life. This book takes place in Kansas and the Land Of Oz where all the adventure starts. As a tornado strikes Kansas (the place where Dorothy lives along with her aunt and uncle), Dorothy, her dog, and their house blows away and lands on top of the Wicked Witch of the East in Munchkin Country. Not knowing in what world she is, Dorothy only has one wish: to go back to her house. Later, Dorothy

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    in the Wizard of Oz is person versus self. To start, in the movie The Wizard of Oz during the initial incident, Dorothy ends up in the tornado, then Oz. Dorothy has always wanted to go somewhere over the rainbow, and there she is. However, she would later have many other emotions that aren’t just happiness. In addition, during the climax scene, Dorothy accidentally melts the witch. The Lion, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow get what they wanted from the Wizard. Throughout their adventures in Oz, Dorothy

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    Gold And Silver, Why Not Live Together? Eric Chen Dr.Friedman US History 10/12/2014 The Wizard of OZ, is a famous novel. The story talked about the adventure of a girl Dorothy who dropped into a strange world occasionally with her three comrades—Scarecrow, Tin Woodman and Cowardly Lion. Dorothy came to the Land of OZ with her house and the house crushed the Witch of the East, who is the wicked in that land. She got a pair of silver shoes from the corpse of the Witch of the East

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    desire to reach a state of comprehending who we truly are; a thought many people have questioned in the past, up to today. In Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz, even though the display of multiple themes such as the political classes of the 1890’s and morality of actions universally are prominent, the most significant is existentialism. Baum’s The Wizard of Oz argues existentialism through the main protagonists of his story, the argument presents itself differently throughout every character. However

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    The Wizard of Oz is a MGM blockbuster based on the novel written by L. Frank Baum. The film was directed by Victor Fleming and George Cukor, and released in 1939. The cinematographer responsible for this classic film is Harold Rosson. The main characters included, Dorthy, played by Judy Garland. The Scarecrow, played by Ray Bolger. The Tin Man, played by Jack Haley. And the Cowardly Lion, played by Bert Lahr. This fantasy film was was as much of a hit during its release, as it is now, 75 years later

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    (Dorothy Wizard of Oz). This thought explains that Dorothy has been through alot in Oz- flying monkeys, the Wicked Witch of the West, etc.-and she just wants to go home. In the movie, The Wizard of Oz, the four main characters already had what they were looking for, before they met the Wizard. The Scarecrow had a brain, Tin Woodsman had a heart, the Lion had courage, and Dorothy was already home. First, the Scarecrow shows throughout the movie that he already had a brain before he met the Wizard. An

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    that I think of this image? Is it because of popular cultures negative connotation on cults? There are many different non violent cults that exist. Yet, our culture tends to focus and even emphasize the violent ones. This week I chose to watch The Wizard of Oz, directed by Victor Fleming in 1939. In this essay I’m going to be looking at the negative connotation given to cults, witches and witchcraft, and the effects of brainwashing and deprogramming. Many cult movies seem to be portrayed in the same

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