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their similar characteristics. Both characters are kind hearted and willing to help others. She is presented as the ideal women – kind, motherly and beautiful. This is ironic since Dorothy is a symbol of feminism and the fight against oppression while Glinda is molded into the perfect woman in the eyes of men. The narration of the Wicked Witches contrast with personalities of the good witches. “She was so old…that she dried up quickly in the sun” (Baum 16). The Wicked Witch of the East is described as

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color in this ensemble. White typically signifies purity, and wholesomeness. The softness in her look characterizes her as a “good witch.” The concept of good witches wearing light colors ties back to many past films. For example, in the Wizard of Oz, Glinda the good witch, wears a light pink color. Her costumes are also very round and soft like Katrina’s. Directly contrasting Katrina’s costume is that of character Ichabod Crane. His attire throughout the length of the film consists of a palette of dull

As much as I enjoy musicals, most songs are about men, either women singing about men and how they desire a man or haw men have done them wrong, or men singing them. Where are, the songs belted out by the ladies for the ladies? That’s where feminism comes into play. Feminism is one of the most important social themes. Feminism is a range of social movements, and political movements that share a common goal, to achieve, establish, and define personal, economic, political, and social rights for women

I was having a Les Misérables kindof day. My monolog from Rent was perfectly rehearsed for the role of greeter/seater/environment creator at Applebee’s. But, it’s a hard knock life for a Drama Major trying to find what is so disdainfully referred to as “a real job.” I Googled Drama + Job + frowning face + Andrea and suddenly, my favorite word caught my eye: Audition. NYU.edu caused me to double take, double tap, then double click to reveal the audition “involves discussion of the student's

Oh the Wizard of Oz, an amazing tale of scarecrows, flying monkeys, and Tin men, one of the very first Technicolor films ever! Even though most of the film is in color, we start in a black and white Kansas. Dorthy Gale is a young girl who lives on a small farm with her Aunt Em, Uncle Henry and dog Toto. All seems peaceful until Toto bites the mean neighbor, Miss Almira Gulch, who then comes to the farm with permission to put Toto down. She takes him away but he soon makes a narrow escape and returns

sweeps Dorothy away to a land called Oz. This represents how one day many Americans woke up and the country had become something completely different. Dorothy and her dog Toto have no idea where they are and all they want to do is go home. She meets Glinda the Good Witch of the North and finds out that there is a wizard that lives in the emerald city who may be able to help her get home to Kansas. She learns that she must follow the yellow brick road to get there. There are many ways to interpret these

Kelly Zarate Mrs. Hartmann Honors English, Period 2 October 9, 2017 Dorothy Must Die The book, Dorothy Must Die is a New York Bestseller. Dorothy Must Die is a fantasy novel, written by Danielle Paige. Danielle Paige has many other books in the Dorothy Must Die Series, explaining her adventures and how she grows to finally do, what the title says and kill Dorothy Gale. The main character of Dorothy Must Die is named Amy Gumm. Amy Gumm is the protagonist of this story while Dorothy Gale is the

George MacDonald's The Princess and the Goblin Like many other renowned novels aimed at children, George MacDonald's The Princess and the Goblin draws extensively from the folk tradition in his telling of the tale. Many of the figures presented, such as the nurse and Curdie, have precedent in the tradition, but the grandmother in particular stands out. Archetypally, she is a variant on the Old Man, though she bears the undeniable touch of the supernatural as seen in common folklore - at

Outcomes of Fostering Our Youth’s Education Literature Review In conjunction to the discussed literature, research done in 2012 by Font et al. explores foster youth’s readiness to engage in college and fount that it is ultimately dependent on academic motivation, social motivation, receptivity, and the strength of general coping skills with turbulent life transitions. However, this research differs from the prior literature because it focuses on the foster youth who are part of the 10% currently