Since the beginning of happenings, odd happenings have been happening and happening to every soul who is capable of having a happening happen to them. It is a seemingly agreeable statement that occurrences can be classified as either typical or atypical, and throughout the majority of current history, readers were often given a frame of reality to peer through; any event in a book that exceeded this frame was noted as an odd happening. However, one man introduced a concept to the world that advocated an unusual argument. Perhaps the literary world could abolish the frame and the limits that accompanied. Dr. Seuss’s use of readers’ imaginations to create aspects of a story rather than descriptions that unnecessarily restrict his messages and stories to a certain time period created a sense of timelessness and nonsensicalness that shifted his audience’s sense of reality. Creative Rejection: the Infection …show more content…
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz leads readers on an exciting adventure through a fictional land where tin men speak, scarlet poppies possess deadly powers, and no event would seem too strange to include in the pages (Baum). The readers are swept into Oz and feel as though their sense of reality has been shifted; however, no matter how far into the poppyfields readers venture, they still share the same goal as Dorothy: to return home to Kansas and the provincial life that was missed throughout the
Dr. Seuss, also known as Theodore Seuss, has written many poems as well as short stories, and is considered one of the greatest children’s author in history. His silly stories are able to excite children in ways that make them want read. His Wife says,” Ted doesn’t sit down to write for children. He writes to amuse himself;” Little do children know that often, in his stories, there is a lot of political undertone, a few examples include The Lorax, Yertle the Turtle, The Sneethces, and The Butter Battle Book. If you were to really critique some of his books or poems, you might see that some of his themes wouldn’t seem to pertain to children.
To conclude, The Wizard of Oz is a lively story. L. Frank Baum was a success in bringing this story to life through the use of color. The many descriptions of the gray Kansas, yellow brick road, and Emerald City aid the readers to imagine the tale through a very unique way. Color overall is a huge contribute to the way readers feel and think. Color plays the role of imagination and creativity in this piece of
Through over forty-two books Dr. Seuss has been able to encourage children to seek delight in reading and has opened the minds of successive generations. He designed books that inspire children to learn through entertainment, by providing according to Steven Brezzo, Director of the San Diego Museum of Art, "a fantastic refuge of wacky characters, convoluted logic, and silly vocabulary." The accomplishments of Dr. Seuss are far-ranging: not only did he resurrect the pleasure of reading for children, and inspire them to think creatively, but he taught many a moral lesson to us during what researchers have discovered are our most formative years. We have learned tolerance and consideration, individuality and compromise, and even morality concerning the ideology of nuclear armament(The Butter Battle Book, 1984) and materialistic society's effect upon the natural world(The Lorax, 1971). These lessons were often taught subtly, subconsciously embracing our young psyche, for as children Dr. Seuss was primarily a wonderful synonym for fanciful adventures that showed us a life we could create beyond reality, where having fun was paramount. For many ...
In a world dominated by technology, reading novels has become dull. Instead of immersing into books, we choose to listen to Justin Bieber’s new songs and to scroll through Instagram posts. We have come to completely neglect the simple pleasures of flipping through pages and getting to finally finish a story. Sherman Alexie and Stephan King’s essays attempt to revive this interest in books that has long been lost. They remind us of the important role that reading plays in our daily lives. “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me,” for instance, demonstrates how being literate saved the narrator from the oppressive nature of society. The author explains that even though he was capable of reading complex books at an astonishingly young
Frank Baum had a specific purpose, some were used to set up the tone and setting for different parts of the novel such as the colors used to describe Kansas and Oz. Colors were also used to represent the different people in Oz, not everyone in Oz were alike and were different from the way they acted, lived or the characteristic which defined them. This use of color also helped to set up an underlying theme of corruption and greed represented by the journey and the group of travelers headed up by Dorothy, who when she reaches Oz is driven by self interest as opposed to later when she wants to make sure that everyone benefits from the death of the wicked witch. Finally colors where used as representation of ideas from representing joy, death, and danger, whenever a color was used to describe something it represented that character or setting tying together the underlying themes of greed, corruption and social
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In the book the Land of Oz is real. Dorothy also comes across three women along the way. The good Witch of the North, Glinda, the good Witch of the South, and the Queen of the Field Mice are the good women that she comes across on her way to Emerald City. The wicked Witch of the West appears near the end of the story. Dorothy wears silver slippers instead of ruby slippers like in the movie. Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion do have to wear special glasses when they enter Emerald City. L. Frank Baum wrote this book and dedicated it to his wife. It was published in the year 1900. It is now cla...
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After the witch’s threats, the Scarecrow and Tin Man vow to stay with Dorothy. This is when Dorothy feels a familiarity with the Tin Man and the Scarecrow. They are not afraid of the wicket witch. They continue to walk, with the sound of the forest in the back ground, but Dorothy is afraid of meeting wild animals in the forest. Suddenly a lion appears, noisy and acting ferocious; he wants to fight them all. Initially, they are afraid, but Dorothy hits the lion and chastises him; the lion begins to cry and thinks his nose is bleeding. Dorothy calls him a big coward, he agrees and says he even scare himself. They suggest the Wizard of Oz could give the lion courage. He calls himself a dandelion. They head to the wizard to get a heart, a home, a brain, and coverage. The wicked witch of the west is behind the scene making a poison and puts it in the beautiful land scape of miles and mile of flowers. This is an area Dorothy must cross to get to the emerald city. Dorothy and company can now see The Emerald City in the distance. They began to walk across the colorful flowers towards the Emerald City and they can again see the yellow brick road. Dorothy suddenly becomes dizzy and sleepy, her and mentors and allies offers to pull her alone, but Dorothy and Toto and the lion falls asleep. The Tin Man and Scarecrow wants to carry Dorothy when realizing that
of how John Steinbeck uses extraordinary circumstances to create appeal and realism to the reader.
In conclusion, the protagonist of The Wizard of Oz Dorothy Gale, is initially unsatisfied with her life on her Aunt and Uncle’s farm and dreams of a foreign land over the rainbow, where there are no worries or disasters. Although as the story progresses, Victor Fleming incorporates a wide range of
Theodor Seuss Geisel, also known as, Dr. Seuss, is an American author and illustrator. He is known mainly because of his children’s books like ‘The Cat in the Hat’ and ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ which were some of his most famous works. Dr. Seuss was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, on March 2nd, 1904. Dr. Seuss published his first children’s book, ‘And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street’ in 1937.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children’s novel that was published in 1900 and written by L. Frank Baum and because of its great success, it lead to the creation of the Oz series of thirteen additional books. Over the years, thousands of adaptations have been made of Baum’s novel. The most successful adaptation is The Wizard of Oz (1939) directed by Victor Fleming and produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). The film and the novel are both very similar, however there are many differences pertaining to the characters, plot and the series of events throughout the film.
What kid hasn’t heard of Dr. Seuss? From “One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish” to “A person’s a person, no matter how small” to “From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere”, Dr. Seuss has filled the lives of children with whimsical stories and ideas. (8) Using casual dialect and everyday objects, he was able to spark the imagination of others. All the while, he instilled lessons into his writings. It is not a surprise that Dr. Seuss received an award for a “Lifetime of Contribution to Children’s Literature”. His work will be read and enjoyed for decades to come. All in all, no matter which Dr. Seuss story that the reader might select, his or her imagination will be sparked, and the reader will surely be entertained.
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born March 2, 1904 and he died September 24, 1991, 87 years later, of cancer. He was an American writer, poet, and cartoonist and was most widely known for his children’s books written and illustrated by himself. Geisel was not an actual doctor ( Dr. Seuss 1). In fact, when he became editor-in-chief of his school’s magazine of Dartmouth College, he would sign his work as “Seuss”; later in life he added “Doctor” in front. Geisel’s father, Theodor Robert, and grandfather were brew masters in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts. His mother, Henrietta Seuss Geisel, often soothed her children to sleep by "chanting" rhymes remembered from her youth. Geisel credited his mother with both his ability and desire to create his very well-known, unique writing style which include: many rhymes, special rhythms, and new, imaginative creatures and words (All About Dr. Seuss 1).