Essays on Wizard Of Oz

Thomas Nast

Thomas Nast was born in Germany in 1840, and he moved to the United States at the age of six. Initially he used to do illustrations to support his family that was going through acute financial crisis. Nast started his work as an illustrator when he was 15. At that time he was working as an illustrator for a magazine called Leslie’s Weekly New. His earning was $4 a week. In the year1862, during Civil War, he took a job of a war reporter in Harper’s Weekly Magazine.

Thomas Nast stereotypes the Irish as

unmixable in America's melting pot. 1889 For reporting the ...

In this paper I will look at the movie “The Wizard of Oz” through the Musical/ Fantasy/ adventure genre lens. The film is about a young girl who is whisked off into a magical place. A place that is full of witches, munchkins, flying monkeys and actual magic. It is a place of perilous adventure and colorful and interesting personalities. The movie can also be seen as a member of the Family film genre in that the ultimate message of the move is “there is no place like home” (The Wizard of Oz). The Wizard of Oz was a ...

In the year 1900 a book “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” saw the world. The first film adaptation was released in 1939 and since that moment, we all know about a little girl who struggled with a great courage to see her home again. With a heart full of love, she went throughout all the tests she faced. Dorothy was of a fidgety temper and by her actions she proved that she would never betray those she loved. A great example of her devotion was the moment when Miss Almira Gulch, the neighbor, wanted to take away Toto, her ...

1-The first edition of "Gulliver's Travels"

5 Click on the link below to view images of the first edition of Gulliver's Travels. Does seeing the book in this form add to (or change) your understanding of it? If so, in what way?

Looking at the cover of the first edition of Gulliver’s travels make it seem as if it were a travel brochure back in that time. It explains all about the fact that what you are about to read is about 4 voyages. I do not think seeing the book in this form has changed my understanding at all. However, I have a ...

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Frank Baum (1900)

Overview of the book

Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” seems to be solely intended to entertain children but it has more meaning that what the author presents to the world. The book follows the adventure of a young girl, Dorothy, who has to embark on an adventure where she encounters and interacts with other characters, some of whom have supernatural powers. Dorothy, the protagonist, lives with her uncle and aunt because her parents passed away. They live in Kansas where she brought her Toto. Toto is Dorothy’s companion, and he accompanies ...

Film Form in The Wizard of Oz (1939) The Wizard of Oz is probably one of the most popular fantasy films among the children. The main reason for that is the magical plot, beautiful costumes, fascinating characters and catchy soundtrack that will not leave any person indifferent. Such notions as Emerald City, roads made of yellow bricks, the monkeys that can fly became a ground for plenty of allusions.

The main motifs of the film may easily be defined as:

Self-development and self-improvement The true nature and significance of friendship The boundaries between good and evil. A simple plot tells us about a girl Dorothy, who returns to her house ...

Luis Alberto Urrea’s book, Into the Beautiful North can indeed be described as an expedition novel in the grand tradition, despite substantial inexistence of some factors within its plot layout in the pages. Undeniably, the author set the novel in the contemporary times, as characterized by the extremely electric realm of the United States and Mexico border expanse. Nonetheless, it is worth noting that the novel attempts to follow the hero’s journey as adduced by The Hero’s Journal Outline. This is so since the novel substantially satisfies some of the elements of the outline, with the ...

The Wizard of OZ is able to enchant any audience from children to adults. One of the most important themes in the movie is the importance of origin. Watching the movie, one understands that there is no place “no place like home”. The Kansas plains where Aunt Em lives does not provide inspiring environment given the absence of beauty and the cyclones. According to the film, the conditions that the movie portrays regarding the environment in the Kansas prairie are so tough that it makes Aunt Em look older than her actual age. On the other hand, the ...

The Wizard of Oz is a musical fantasy film of the United States, which is produced by Goldwyn Mayer, and is also based on the famous and commercially unbeatable adaptation of the novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, written by Frank Baum in 1900. The film appeals the audience if something special is introduced or used (Lumet, 1995). The film is notable for using Technicolor, unusual characters, musical score, and dreamy storytelling. Because of these features the film has become a well-known film and the part of the popular culture of America. It, however, also featured in the cinema that can ...

Analysis of some Stories in “The Best of Lady Churchill Rosebud’s Wristlet”

- What familiar restaurant forms the basis for the setting of this story? What details make this clear to you? Egghead’s restaurant forms the basis for the setting of this story. This is so because the restaurant bears the décor of the Wizard of Oz which features prominently in the story ‘Heartland” by Karen Joy Fowler. - What popular film is referenced by the final images of the story? How do these allusions function to establish the story as something other than realism? The popular film referenced Wizard of Oz. The allusions in the ...

The movie talks about a young girl named Dorothy who is lostin the land of OZ. The girl had been swept by cyclones from her original home within Kansas. The only help the girl can acquire in returning back home is looking for a wizard. Dorothy lived with her uncle and auntie who did not give her enough attention. The lack of attention from the relatives made the girl wish to get to a land where she would find peace. The arrival of Dorothy in the land of OZ is marked with tragedy because of the killing of the witch of the ...

When Comparing J.K. Rowling’s novel “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” with other works of literature such as “The Secret Garden” or “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” we can identify influences that may have contributed to the popularity of the Harry Potter series. All of these three books chronicle the adventures of a lonely child who finds happiness (and challenges!) through magical or imaginary worlds. About his secret world Harry states, "It was a dreamI dreamed a giant called Hagrid came to tell me I was going to a school for wizards. When I open my eyes I'll be at ...

I watched the December 22, 2011 West End production of Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in DVD. It was apparently a new casting headed by Rachel Tucker as Elphaba and Gina Beck as Glinda. The supporting roles were played by Matt Willis as Fiyero, Lillie Flynn as Nessarose, Adam Pettigrew as Boq, Christopher Howell as Dr. Dillamond, Julie Legrand as Madame Morrible, and Desmond Barrit as the Wizard of Oz. The plot was a very interesting portrayal of a story having two sides. It was a retelling of the Wizard of Oz from the point of view of the original story's ...

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz children’s’ narrative has been around for many years. Initially, the Wizard of Oz was published as a children’s book but with increased technological advancement, the narrative was developed into a movie. Despite the similarity of the plot covered by both the book and the movie, there are sharp distinctions that are evident within the two versions. The existing contrasts between the two versions are that the book versions seem to capitalize to the idea of creating imagery to the reader which is not evident in the movie version. The book version also tends ...

Movie review on The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz was made 73 years ago, in 1939. But it still catches the eye and remains one of the most favorite films for kids and the whole families. It was one of the first colored movies in the United States. Lively plot and talented actors also contributed to its lasting popularity. The film was produced by the media company Metro-Goldwyn Mayer. It was directed by Victor Fleming, who is also famous for one of the most romantic movies in the history of cinematography, Gone with the Wind. The film tells the adventurous story of Dorothy, a ...

Since it was first published in 1900, Frank Baum’s Wizard of Oz has been invariably popular. Generations of children have been enthralled by the adventures of a Kansas girl Dorothy. Carried off by a cyclone to a magic land of Oz, she met all sorts of creatures, made several friends, overcame numerous difficulties and finally returned back to her farm aunt and uncle’s farm. To an adult reader she seems quite an ordinary child – far from heroic. Yet she was the protagonist of several more books of the Oz series, and that is something – just like being elected mayor of ...

The land of Oz has recently become democratized due to the disappearance of the authoritarian Wizard, and now the Lady Glinda is heading a transitional government that would move towards a new system of government. Our job is to provide recommendations toward what that government should consist of. In this report, we will support our recommendation that the land of Oz move toward a presidential system of government, with a proportional representation electoral system for the president and legislature, and a federal system of government.

Presidential system

Given the segregated and divisive nature of the land of Oz, it is recommended that a democratically appointed president be ...