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Wizard of Oz that focuses on a young, maturing girl named Dorothy Gale; that is living in a grey world and then suddenly her life is full of color after a cyclone. Throughout the story, Dorothy Gale is reminded that the land of Oz is beautiful and much more interesting that Kansas ever will and it takes her awhile to realize it along her adventurous plan. The two themes that stand out throughout the story is the childhood to maturity that Dorothy progresses in and a twisted way that makes you see the

is person vs. self. This conflict and deep meaning is what makes it a classic. It’s a battle between dorothy and herself, she has to find out where she belongs and where her home really is. The first example of this is the song over the rainbow, not only is it a major song in the movie that holds lots of symbolism but it also is the first major introduction of the conflict. The song is about Dorothy wanting to go somewhere far away, far from home. This starts her conflict about wanting to leave her

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 realized that she just wanted to go home. Her homesickness

“We’re not in Kansas anymore” (Fleming). This famous quote from The Wizard of Oz is easily recognizable from people who have not even seen the movie before. The movie is often seen as an innocent story of a young girl Dorothy who goes on an adventure, meets plenty of friends on this adventure, and must overcome evil in the form of a wicked witch. However, the movie has a much deeper underlying theme that most people would not know about. Hidden behind the characters and the events in the movie is

of Oz. In the scene itself, Dorothy leaves her home to see that she is "Not in Kansas anymore," and finds the new and amazing world of the munchkin city in front of her. She also meets Gwendela the good witch as her journey in Oz begins. Shot 1: Wide shot. View behind Dorothy in black and white. Dorothy opens the door to the color world of Oz. She steps out into Oz and stops. Straight on shot, camera moves into Oz first through the door, followed by Dorothy appearing again in the foreground

about how Dorothy arrived to the land of Oz. In the novel, Dorothy actually traveled to the land of Oz whereas in the movie, it was only just a dream that she eventually woke up from in the end. This big change contributes to how we interpret the text because it provides a twist on the plot by leading readers of the novel to believe that the adventure that Dorothy goes on is real and that everything she went through was real. Readers can tell that this is not just an adventure that Dorothy made up

Citizen Kane directed and co-written by Orson Welles, who also starred as the main character Charles Foster Kane, is considered the top movie of the top 100 movies. Citizen Kane starts with a newsreel that tells the life of Charles Foster Kane, who had just recently died. A newspaper team sets out to tell the real story of Charles Foster Kane and learn the truth behind Kane’s last words, “Rosebud” (Gottlieb, 1992). The reporter asked several prominent people in Kane’s life to give their story about

In 1939, Kansan teenager Dorothy Gale (portrayed by Judy Garland) decides to run away from home to protect her little dog, Toto, from her heinous neighbor, Almira Gulch. Before getting very far, Dorothy sees the error in her ways and attempts to return home before being swept into a strange world of colorful characters by a tornado. Realizing that there is only one way to return home, she sets off with a group of her newfound friends on the adventure of a lifetime. Considered to be the most popular

self. Dorothy, who can be viewed as both the protagonist and antagonist, spends the entire movie swirling around in her own head, unsure what to do, while the entire time she has the power to get back to where she belongs.When Dorothy is the protagonist, she’s fully in Oz, trying to solve her problem and go back to Kansas. However, she antagonizes herself by overlooking the power she was granted in the first place, the slippers that would get her home again. In the initial incident, Dorothy sings

Synopsis It has been six months since Dorothy Gale has returned from the mythical land of Oz. Her Aunt and Uncle, who she lives with, do not believe her when she recounts her journey. So much so, that they take her to see a doctor at a psychiatric institution. A mysterious girl comes to her rescue and somehow she ends up back in the land of Oz, for another adventure. Introduction There were many possible concepts to choose from while I was thinking about this paper. However, these are the five