the Cowardly lion. When Oz was about to take her back to Kansas she goes to find Todo and doesn’t get on the balloon in time. In the end she finds her way back to Kansas and her family. Scarecrow- Dorothy meets the Scarecrow first and saves him. While they’re on their way to Oz the Wicked Witch of the North sends crows and the Scarecrow scares them away. While Dorothy and the cowardly lion are sleeping more cows come and he scares
(William Jenning 's Bryan Cross of Gold). William Jennings Bryan supported the free silver movement during the 1800’s (William Jenning 's Bryan Cross of Gold). It was thought to be that William Jennings Bryan was much like the cowardly lion; he was fierce in nature but cowardly in his public power (William Jenning 's Bryan Cross of Gold). William Jennings Bryan spoke a great argument but had little effect to making significant
Lions and tigers and politics oh my? The Wonderful Wizard of OZ written by L. Frank Baum has become an American classic since 1900 with its simple good hearted storyline, but enough parallels have been found within the written text linking it to politics that suggests otherwise. Baum claims to have written the story solely for the pleasure of children and that he could never have imagined the impact it would have on the public. When the text was adapted to film nearly 40 years later, it became an
the Wicked Witch of the East. She learns from the munchkins (citizens) that to return home, she needs to travel to the Emerald City, where Oz the Great and Powerful will help her. On her journey she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and The Cowardly Lion; the three accompany her due to their desire to also receive gifts from Oz. After enduring many dangerous encounters with traveling troubles and defeating the Wicked Witch of the West with Oz’s instruction, she is finally able to return home by
them to give them everything they wanted if they could kill the Wicked Witch of the West. After completed the task, they returned to find out he was not even a great wizard. He was only an imposter; however he helps the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Lion with their wishes and tries to take Dorothy back to Kansas in a hot air balloon, but it unfortunately departs without her. Dorothy learned on this journey that she was a great leader. She was able to help several characters reach goals that they never
Everyone will remember the story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; lovely Dorothy gets swept away by a terrible tornado, lands in a town full of little munchkins, marches down a yellow brick road and meets a scarecrow, a tin man, and lion, is almost killed by a wicked witch, then finally makes her way back to Kansas by clicking her hills three times saying, “I wish I were home”. But is that really the entire story? Shouldn’t there be more? Well, to answer that question, there is more to this story. It’s
Brief thoughts and reactions to Chapter 3 After reading the chapter, the opening scene is vastly different from the movie! In the movie, Dorothy ran away from home and was caught in the cyclone while looking for her aunt and uncle, not standing there in the doorway watching as it formed. Neither did she simply lie down during the storm. A piece of the window, if I am recalling correctly, broke off and hit her in the head, causing her to fall down and witness flying animals, as well as family members
In the 1939 movie classic, The Wizard of Oz, the Cowardly Lion is on a quest for the wizard to give him courage. He is afraid of everything and anything. However, in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle believes that courage is possible for all individuals. To gain courage one must have the inner qualities that will guide the courageous. The most important part of these qualities is to come to terms with death itself. Also, there are views of courage that are falsely perceived because they appear
mouth. 3) Right after the words "... Look around ..." Dorothy looks around. 4) "... Smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry ..." Two men above (Cowardly Lion and Tin Woodsman) are smiling and the man below (Scarecrow) is crying. This one is sort of not on time but worth the mention. 5) "... All you touch ..." Dorothy touches the man (Cowardly Lion) holding a bucket on his arm. *Note: "All you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be" Dorothy's life will only really be all she touches
Upon entering Wonderland, Alice lost sight of who she was and started second guessing herself. This can be observed after she fell through the rabbit hole and landed in the dark room. Alice states, “Dear, dear! How queer everything is to-day! And yesterday things went on just as usual. I wonder if I’ve changed in the night? Let me think: was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different” (Carroll 19). This is just one of many instances in Alice’s
In the novel, play, and the movie “The Wizard of Oz,” had multiple opinions that explained the arguement on whether or not Frank Baum meant to use "The Wizard of Oz" story as a parable on the Populist movement. Ever since it was first publicated in 1900, Lyman Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has been very popular to all age groups, providing the basis for a profitable musical comedy, three movies, and a number of plays on broadway. It is an orginal creation, curiously warm and touching, although
In the Land of Oz Dorothy made many new friends such as the Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion and the Witch of the North. The Wizard of Oz is much more than a children’s story, it holds many valuable themes and messages for the audience. One of the most important and obvious being there is no place like home. Dorothy comes from a place
“The Wizard of Oz” is a beloved, classical movie among children and adults alike. The story is about a young Kansas girl who dreams of being picked up from her uncle’s farm in a storm; in the dream, she is carried away to a land different from anything she has ever seen. Along the way she meets new friends who all wish to ask something of the Great Wizard of Oz for themselves. Once they reach the great Emerald City, however, they find the city to be a fraud; the very thing each had been searching
The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 film directed by Victor Fleming, which follows Dorothy Gale on her journey through the magical land of Oz. Dorothy is swept away from a farm in Kansas to the land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest to see the Wizard who can help her return to her home in Kansas. The director, uses a number cinematic techniques such as camera angles, lighting, colour and dialogue to portray a central theme of There’s no place like home. Dorothy Gale, the protagonist of the story
There were all different types of them, from big to small, fat to skinny and brave to cowardly. There were also groups of animals, based upon there personalities just like us today. The way that you look made no difference, just the way you acted. For example, the lions were very brave and loyal and the turtles were cowardly and shy. Then there were the parrots. They were also like the turtles because they were cowardly but not shy. They love to make fun of others. They had huge mouths. Every time they
most endangered lions on the planet”. Trophy hunting should not be allowed.Trophy hunting can be harmful to animals that are becoming endangered. Animals should be protected instead of hurt or harmed. Also trophy hunting can be a cruel form of hunting. Hunting destroy animal families and habitats, and leaves terrified and dependent baby animals behind to starve to death. To begin with, trophy hunting should be illegal. Lions are an endangered species and need to be protected. Lions are lured from
crew went ashore on the island of Aiaia hoping to find food and water. Odysseus sent twenty three men to explore the island but only one returned. As the men walked from the beach they could hear sweet singing from Circe’s home in a forest glen. Wild lions and wolves (drugged by Circe) came, wagging their tails, to greet the strangers. They were charmed by her beauty and drank the potions she offered as refreshment. As Circe’s vile drugs took effect, the once valiant men began to change shape and were
and maples making up most of the rest. We move as a group in order from tallest, dad, to smallest, Tim and me. In the middle is Charlotte taking on the role of Big Sis telling her brothers behind her where to step and warning of bears and mountain lions. It takes us two hours to cover the first mile. A good pace for small feet. We stop at a trial junction and sit on a group of large boulders. We eat lunch on what we would thereafter call the “Lunch Rocks”. As soon as our stomachs are filled we
opera. At the time, the Arena was built outside of the city walls. More than 30,000 spectators would travel to Verona to watch the ludii, or shows and games, in the Arena. The most popular of the ludii were the gladiator fights, often times against lions. Originally, the faûze was white and pink limestone from Valpolicella. During the Middles Ages, the theater lost its functionality, and people began to use it as a quarry for other buildings. It was not until the Renaissance that people began to intervene
particular afternoon, the boy left Santiago, who fell asleep. Lions immediately filled his dreams. As a boy he had sailed to Africa and had seen lions on the beaches. Now, as an old man, he constantly dreamed of the great and noble beasts. He no longer dreamed of storms, nor of women, nor of Great occurrences, nor of great fish, nor fights nor contests of strength, nor of his wife. He only dreamed of places now and of the lions on the beach ... He loved them as he loved the boy. Before