L. Frank Baum uses colors throughout the novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." Color plays a very important role in this fairy tale. Other than playing an important role, the colors allow the audience to interpret symbolism in a different way. The colors' symbolism also gives a deeper meaning to the text itself. In this novel particularly, color is used in plenty of different ways to emphasize, interpret, symbolize, etc. Baum was highly aware of color schemes and how they worked, he even wrote on
One interesting aspect of the use of color in Frank L. Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is that it doesn’t only symbolize one category of things or situations. Instead, Baum uses color to symbolize many different things ranging from a character’s state-of-mind to personality traits or emotions, and even whether something could possibly be a dream. By the end of the book, the reader realizes that even though home is not the most colorful place, it may be the best place after all. In the beginning
L. Frank Baum uses many colors throughout the novel The wizard of Oz, colors have a role and are symbolic in the novel. Glinda the good witch is symbolized as the United States.The land of Oz is divided into colors and regions. There is a symbolic representation of money used the the novel. Dorthory's home in Kanas is symbolic by the color grey symboling oldness. The colors of the wicked witches are also symbolic. Color is used in the novel to symbolize different things. First, in the
When we think about the Wizard of Oz, the first thing that comes to our mind is a children book. But could it be more than this? The Wizard of Oz is and allegory of the US’s society in the 1890’, with representation such as economics, social types or a politic movement. All the landscape’s elements in the Wizard of Oz can be related to the U. S’s economics life of the 1890’s. For a fact, Dorothy owns two accessories that represent the economy: she possesses the West witch’s silver shoes and the
Formal Research Paper “The best films are built around a statement that teaches us something.” (Petrie and Boggs). Great films often have a deeper meaning compared to what is shown simply on the screen. The Wizard of Oz is an example of a film that has multiple meanings beyond the context displayed. Through the film the main actor, Dorothy, is trying to back home and meets a series of friends who have a common goal to seek what they want most in life and they believe that the mystical wizard, Oz
in Kansas turned out to be the wicked witch. That was one of the things that the Return to Oz carried on. In return to Oz Dorothy does not like to hang around with nurse Wilson also known as Mombi. It just so happens that nurse Wilson was the evil princess when Dorothy return to Oz. The return to Oz explains Dorothy six months after the events of the Wizard of Oz. ever since she has returned to awes she has been in deep depression. She cannot sleep and will refuse to do her chores. She tries to explain
Many people, many kids, many lives have a hard time adjusting to something new. The Devil's Arithmetic is a story about a Jewish girl who has transformed into a whole new setting then her hometown New Rochelle, she has to adjust to living in such a different place. Although some people think Hannah is starting to show appreciation for her Jewish heritage, but we all know the right side is Hannah is not showing much change and is still rejecting her Jewish heritage. Hannah does not like the
In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy finds herself far from her gray and gloomy aunt and uncle’s farm. She is in a land full of munchkins and takes a journey to the great and powerful oz. along the way she picks up a few friends that complete the story. In this land it is vibrant, happy, and full of so much color. In the novel L. Frank Baum uses color to symbolize things. In the begining of the book, the color gray is the only color used to describe Dorothy's aunt and uncle’s farm. This is showing
In L. Frank Baum's story, The Wizard of Oz, there are many colors that have big roles and symbolize a lot of things. For example, there is blue yellow, white, red, green, grey, silver, and gold. Blue, yellow, white, red, and green represent the groups of people and where they live. Then there is yellow which is the color of the yellow brick road. Also there is gray. Grey is the color of the place that Dorathy is from, Kansas. The final colors are silver and gold which are a little harder to
Situational Irony In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the characters all turn out to have what they have been searching for all along (the lion was brave, the scarecrow could think, the tin man could feel, and Dorothy could have returned home at any time. The author, L Frank Baum, uses this irony thematically, with the message being that sometimes what we are looking for in life is right in front of us. Baum’s use of irony expresses his idea quite nicely. The irony, while obvious to the reader, is
Did you know that “The Wizard Of Oz” cost $46.9 million in today’s money and “The Wiz” cost $91.4 million? It may have cost a lot of money but both are classics that we have come to love. The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz was written in 1900. It featured all of the characters that we know and like. In 1939 MGM made the music classic “The Wizard Of Oz.” Then, in 1978, Motown teamed up with Universal Pictures to create “The Wiz”, a movie filled with soul infused songs and memorable faces. Both of the movies
Film Review The Wizard of Oz is a musical, fantasy, and adventure film based off the book, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” written by L. Frank Baum. The story is a Hero’s Journey which is a pattern of narrative that appears in drama, storytelling, myth, religious ritual, and psychological development which describes the typical adventure of the hero. This film is said to be a good example of a Hero’s Journey because our hero Dorothy goes through all the stages of a Hero’s Journey, but did she really
The Wizard of Oz the movie demonstrated all three stages Joseph Campbell's theory of the hero’s journey. The first stage or known as the departure of the hero. The hero in the movie is Dorothy. Dorothy’s call to depart is to run away from home to protect her dog Toto from being taken away from her inferior neighbor. While running away Dorothy comes upon Professor Marvel, a fortuneteller. Professor Marvel tells her that her Aunt Em is in danger and needs her assistance back on the farm. When returning
In L. Frank Baum's Fantasy book " The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz", The author uses colors as a role in the play to describe the mood. Throughout the book, L. Frank Baum uses color to symbolize many different scenes in the story. Baum uses the colors grey, blue and white to symbolize misery, peace and purity. The Color Grey to some people may be considered as sophisticated, elegant or maybe even soothing. Although many people find the color grey enjoyable, L. Frank Baum uses the color grey as misery
The Wizard of Oz was a technological innovation of film and changed the way movies were presented to audiences. The Wizard of Oz was the definition of high tech for its time; this film utilized the Technicolor number 4 process which gave audiences a more realistic feel and connection with the movie. The Wizard of Oz also accurately portrayed the time period of the Great Depression; this film shows the desolate Kansas and gives the feeling of how bad the United States was during this time period.
Frank L. Baum uses many colors through the novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the colors he uses symbolize many different thinks and people may interpret differently. The color white represents good witches and wizards. White symbolizes the purity and good nature of the good witches. The color black represents the bad witches. Black represents darkness and evil. In this story the good side always wins, this could be shown by the witches clothing. In darkness or blackness even the smallest white or
Malice isn’t the only stereotypical male quality that women get in the world of Oz. Good Female rulers aren’t just beautiful but just. Lets take a quote form Ozma, a female leader of Oz, “I am a ruler of all the land of Oz,….it is my duty to make all my people-wherever they may be -happy and contented and to settle their disputes” (2000, p. 3). Ozma isn’t just a beautiful queen with very little to do but a daunting ruler. Women are the elite in the world of Oz now, where do men stand in this
L. Frank Baum published the original book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in 1900. The movie, The Wizard of Oz, was made in 1939. There are several differences between Baum’s book and the movie. One of the main differences is that the movie leaves out the back-stories of the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Lion. Without reading the book, we would never know why the Scarecrow wants a brain. These are essential questions that need to be answered. By providing the back-story, the audience gains a better
The first thing that comes to mind when I encounter the phrase “over the rainbow,” is the movie The Wizard of Oz. As a child this movie was my everything. I wanted to be like Dorothy, I wanted to wear a beautiful blue dress, have a puppy, sing the most beautiful songs and meet many friends on the yellow brick road of course. As I would watch in awe over this perfect world, I would sing along to somewhere over the rainbow and imagine me, in my very own perfect world. This consisted of all the toys
Title: Description: Keyword: Wizard of Oz slot There’s no denying that Wizard of Oz is an iconic film that uncovers a world where dreams come true, along with an astounding number of hues and fun characters. It was a pioneer of adaptations of books and was well-received back then that it continues to capture the attention of audiences. The movie earned over 2 million dollars in profits, which is an outstanding number considering that movie tickets were a dime a dozen back then. Its legacy remains