The Wizard of Oz

Throughout culture, we see a sudden desire to reform our society into a better generation. In the late 1900’s there is an urge to revise the status quo back to the “gilded age”. With the previous ending of this golden era, citizens were going through change. These changes included many crises that the citizens were not fond of. There were documents being released with included articles in favor of white people, photos of immigrant’s families, and details over groups forming to better society. Looking

I agree that masculinity is connected to violence, one of the reasons for this is because of the genetic makeup of men. However, the way that men are raised can increase the effects of genes, for example, emotional awareness and emotional maturity. Men seem to lack in the emotional department, but it is purely influenced by toxic masculinity, and if they are raised with this skewed view of masculinity from their fathers. There are multiple gender differences present between males and females, for

INTRO Danielle Paige’s fantasy story, “Dorothy Must Die,” takes place in the land called Oz, which is known for people that have a good or a wicked side. When facing someone of which is wicked but is doing a good deed, most people do not realize that in this world there is no difference in the two. During the journey of a girl from Kansas, she discovers along the way that someone of which used to be good, is now filling the land with her wickedness. One theme that this story proposes is whether

Gatsby, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and All Quiet on the Western Front brought fiction into our world. The Great Gatsby is arguably the model of what the Roaring 20’s lifestyle consisted of. It was representative of the prosperity the aftermath of World War. The Wizard of Oz, though, had another side to it. While it seems to be about a magical world with a magical wizard, it was really about how the poor (Dorothy, Lion, Scarecrow, Tin Man) were dependent on the rich (Glinda, Wizard), and how the government

There were multiple directors involved in the making the classic, The Wizard of Oz. To be more specific there were four; Richard Thorpe, George Cukor, Victor Fleming, and King Vidor. Elbert elaborated nicely on why there was more main directors in this film that in most others. “Richard Thorpe, the original director, was fired

connect to and empathize with. The way that the episode centered around a white female who was naive and held many of the same beliefs about the prison system as most privileged people, is reminiscent of Dorothy’s journey in The Wizard of Oz. Although, instead of finding out that Oz is a fake, Emily finds out that our prison system is deeply flawed and even corrupt. We learn through Emily, Adam, and

When I was younger, I remember watching The Wizard of Oz with my father. I remember the cowardly lion trying to find courage when really he had all along while he was searching for it. He was able to defend his friend and stand up to the witch. Those actions are the complete opposite of being a coward. Yet, he only initially recognized he had courage once he received a medal from ‘The Wizard’. When I was in elementary school, the kids in my class identified courage as picking a fight or jumping the

They have artifacts like Suits and weaponry from movies Star Trek and Men in Black. The dress worn by Judy Garland in Wizard of Oz is on display alongside the Wicked Witch of West’s hat. Also the staff and headdress used by the White Witch from the Chronicles of Narnia. The science fiction exhibit explores artifacts from the most famous sci-fi movies and brings you on your

They both share the reference to Alice in wonderland,but then the matrix goes beyond that also connecting to The Wizard of Oz and Sleeping Beauty. In many different books authors reference other author works. In Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury references The cheshire cat from Alice in wonderland. He used it to explain The faces of Mrs. Phelps, Mrs. Bowles, and Mildred. That

been a Tony Award-winning Broadway hit. In fact, the 1975 "Wizard of Oz" adaptation was still running strong on Broadway when the movie was released. It would be moved to the Broadway Theater in May of 1977 where it would spend the next four years providing nearly 2,000 performances. Over the next few decades, the movie would earn the moniker "cult classic". Almost 40 years later, on December 3, 2015, another all-black cast took a trip to Oz and followed the Yellow Brick Road all the way to Emerald