The Marvelous Land of Oz

“The cyclone had set the house down into a country of marvelous beauty.” is merely just the beginning of the tale of Dorothy traveling through a mysterious land, making interesting friends, and eventually slaying an evil witch. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an epic by L. Frank Baum is known by children and adults alike all over. And what exactly makes this tale of a naive little girl an epic? The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an epic due to its characteristics, conventions, archetypes, and the way it

of The Wizard of Oz, directed by Victor Fleming. This quote is the basis of various themes of the film. However, this movie is but one interpretation of the original work, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum. The two pieces are similar and have the same general story lines, but the themes the two were trying to depict are not as similar as one might think. At first glance, Baum’s book might be portraying the same message as the movie, but analysis of the other books in the Oz book series is required

Oh, the Wizard of Oz, an amazing tale of scarecrows, flying monkeys, and Tin Man, 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

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

greatest creation: Oz. Baum’s career started to dwindle away like sand, so he tried to conduct mystery books for teenagers. For the main reason Baum departed from Oz was that he wanted his legacy to be based upon more than one series of books, but America grew restless in Baum’s return to writing more to the series of Oz. Baum came back to Oz with a new foundation of happiness, because as he said in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz “There is no place like home”(Baum Wonderful Wizard of Oz). He went on to

relished L. Frank Baum’s cleverly written bedtime story, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. On the surface, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz seems like an innocent fairy-tale that was written “solely to pleasure children today” ; however a deeper look into the main characters and symbolism inherent in the story, suggest an outlook into the Gilded Age. Many historians, beginning with Henry Littlefield, have interpreted The Wizard of Oz as being an allegory to the Populist Movement and the issue of money that surrounded

It turns the once-pretty and young Aunt Em into an old, dour woman before her time. Oz, by contrast, is stunningly gorgeous and fantastical. It is peopled with strange folk, a marvelous emerald city, verdant fields of flowers and miles of healthy farmland, deep forests, and adventures galore. Most of its inhabitants are cheerful, helpful, and virtuous. It seems strange that Dorothy would want to leave this land for her home. However, the importance of realizing the significance of one's roots prevails

Coronado. This popular beachfront hotel was once featured in the movie “Some Like It Hot” starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe. It is possible that this hotel inspired writer L. Frank Baum to come up with Emerald City in “The Wizard of Oz”. The hotel isn’t green but it slightly resembles Emerald City. The hotel was built in the Victorian age in 1888 and is considered to be a luxury beachside resort hotel on Coronado Island just a ten-minute drive from downtown San Diego. Oh, yes there

The Wizard of Oz Film and Book Background The Wizard of Oz is a book by L. Frank Baum written in 1900 and adapted into a musical fantasy in 1939. It starred a young Judy Garland, and was notable because of its use of special effects, color, unusual characters, and a fantasy storyline made into a major motion picture. It has become almost iconoclastic in film history, shown regularly on network television and becoming a part of American cultural history. The song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," won

Remember in Wizard of Oz how Dorothy was swept away by a tornado, and how tornados are massive wind storms. Well, it is no wonder they took the setting in Kansas. “Kansas has been ranked third in the nation for its potential wind resources” (Wind Power and Wildlife Issues in Kansas). Wind turbines have been placed all around Kansas, gathering wind to produce energy. Truth is it’s causing problems for animals and farmers. A great deal of biodiversity is being taken place throughout the wildlife. Unhappy