Wizard Of Oz Genre Analysis

Buddhism consists of a belief in peace, unity, respect, and self-discovery through humility and honesty.  Following these ideals creates a more knowledgeable and aware individual and society.  L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz reflects on these themes of Buddhism through the use of allegorical settings to create a story about a young girl trying to find her way home. After deciding to run away because of the evil neighbour Mrs. Gilch, Dorothy is caught in a tornado, thrown around, and wakes up to find herself in a foreign land.

The popular movie The Wizard of Oz was produced in 1939 and was based off the actual book series first written by Frank Baum in 1900. Frank Baum was known to have written the first 14 Wizard of the Oz books while Ruth Plumly Thompson wrote series 16-33. There is a mystery, however on which another author actually wrote the 15th book The Royal Book of Oz, which as Frank Baum as the author on the cover but there was a controversy saying Ruth Thompson actually wrote the book. Mays and a colleague Dr. Jose Binongo have used stylomerty to determine who is the actual author of the 15th book using two forms, blocked-nested factorial design, and nested design. Stylometry is the statistical analysis of variations in literary style between one writer or genre and another.

In the passage “Peter Pan, they had a decision to go on the adventure they were on but in the Passage “Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz”, they were just thrown in a situation without a decision and didn’t have botheration. Wendy was worried because they were fully dependent on Peter Pan and he was doing mischief. On the other hand, Dorothy and Zeb had no one to dependent on and were excited and curious about the places they would end up in. These plots also give hints about the author’s

Along the journey through Oz, Dorothy shows compassion when she allows the Scarecrow to accompany her in her odyssey. When there is a fork in the road, Dorothy wonders

To the Directors of the Wizard of Oz: I am writing to you concerning the 1939 movie adaptation of the children 's novel, "The Wizard of Oz". In the movie version, the adventure Dorothy takes is portrayed as whimsical, and dreamlike; her adventure was a dream. In the original novel, the girl 's house magically spun around and landed in the Land of Oz; it actually happened and was not in fact a dream. I do not think this was a wise choice, as it happened to changed the entire interpretation of the story. The book portrayed it as a real series of events instead of a dream due to her injury for multiple reasons.

This article written by Hugh Rockoff explains how the The Wonderful Wizard of Oz doubles as a notorious children’s story but also explains the political and economic debates of the Populist Era. The characters in the tale have very symbolic meanings and are based off of real people which will be talked about later in the article. The secret encryptions of monetary debates occurs all throughout the tale as well as the ongoing battle over free silver during the 1890s. Frank Baum who actually wrote the Wizard of Oz, based the tale off the preparations that had occurred earlier in his life. Being born to a wealthy family in New York and moving to Chicago during in 1890 allowed him to hear the troubling battle over free silver.

In the intriguing and whimsical novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz written by Frank L. Baum, the use of color plays a key role in the novel and the effects it has on the reader as we follow the journey of Dorothy and her comrades as they travel to meet the great and powerful Oz. The vivid use of color in this novel not only adds definition to the reading but also allows the reader to captivate their journey on a deeper level. In the novel, color is described to the reader and seen in a variety of ways, for instance, we see the use of color in the different regions that Dorothy and her comrades visit, color is also seen as a defining characteristic that distinguishes each character from one another, and finally color is used for metaphoric and symbolic reason. When color is used most commonly we see

Meeting the Wizard was the ultimate goal for Dorothy, but pulling away the curtain gave Dorothy divine knowledge. This divine knowledge is that the Wizard who everyone saw as so powerful was just a man behind a curtain, fooling everyone. After Dorothy pulls away the curtain the

After Dorothy questions that she has ‘never heard of a beautiful witch before’, Glinda’s response of ‘only bad witches are ugly’ justifies her role as a positive mentor and role model to Dorothy (Davies, O 2016). Glinda congratulates Dorothy on her heroic actions of killing the Wicked Witch of the East with her flying house and introduces her to the small inhabitants of the land, the Munchkins. From the words of the wise mentor to the heroine, Dorothy is told to ‘follow the yellow brick road’ and wear the red ruby slippers for the power of safety (Naussbaum, Ben). 5. Passing the Threshold ‘I’ll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too’- a threat no young girl wants to hear in a dark alley (Shea, TNHM 2015).The terrifying Wicked Witch of the West seeks revenge for the death of her sister the Wicked Witch of the East and makes a plot to capture and kill the young girl.

In this paper I hypothesize that A Voyage to the Moon was most innovative in cinematography and editing. Although mise en-scene was the main focus of the film, I hypothesize that mise en scene wasn’t as innovative as the other two. As mentioned earlier, mise en scene made A Voyage to the Moon easy to understand and follow along. In the first scene of the film, this power

One of the most classic staples in film history, Singin’ in the Rain, influenced the way the film industry made movies forever. Singin’ in the Rain was a musical-comedy produced by Arthur Freed. It was released in 1952, but based in the late 1920’s, depicting the transition from silent films to “talkies.” Don Lockwood, played by Gene Kelly, was an already successful actor in the silent film era. Kathy Selden, played by Debbie Reynolds, was an aspiring actress who fell in love with Lockwood.

As the story of The Wizard of Oz plays out the character Dorothy goes through significant change, she is a dynamic character. Her heart turns from wanting to grateful as she matures into a young lady, which is important to this plot, because her journey of growing up impacts the entirety of the story and it impacts all of the characters she encounters along the way. The entire story begins with Dorothy frantically begging for the attention of her preoccupied aunt and uncle. Everything about her actions and words hint at self absorbent and immaturity. Not caring for the duties that her caretakers were tending to she throws herself into the mood and feelings of nobody loves me, driving her away from her home into danger, but the danger changes

To many, The Wizard of Oz serves as a fairytale with the sole purpose of bringing joy to the reader. To others, however, the story weaves subtle, yet deep political themes in its pages. Debated for many years, some literary experts insist there are influences of Populism and what they fought for. They see influences of the fight for the silver standard, the roads paved of gold in America, criticisms of industrialization, racial commentary, class differences, and feminism among many other important themes. While there are many compelling arguments for each side; deeming the Wizard of Oz a true Populist parable may be far-fetched.

The Wizard of Oz has been awarded the title of the most watched movie in america, and it is easy to see why. This movie has relatable themes of power, as well as how it shows that you have everything you need inside you to become the greatest you that you can be. The actors and cast didn’t know how strong this movie would become, yet 78 years later it is still fresh in the minds of every generation. This movie will continue to be viewed in the future for its inspiring message that you already have what it takes to do great things inside of you. You only have to look within

There is one singular topic that I constantly find myself being able to talk about for hours on end: film. I have an ardent passion for film that manifested itself first through conversation, and later on, through creation. I noticed this love seven years ago when I watched Inception for the very first time. Absolutely blown away by the film, I talked about it incessantly for months to come; however, I soon found that I approached these conversations with more nuance and depth than my peers around me. They would note the big set pieces in an action blockbuster, the jokes in a comedy, or the jump scares in a horror film.