Wizard Of Oz: Difference Between The Book And The Movie

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The Wizard of Oz was a story happened in the girl Dorothy’s dream. The girl Dorothy lived with her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em in a farm in Kansas. One day, after a strong cyclone, Dorothy found that she was at a very special place where she had never been before. The crazy cyclone brought Dorothy and her little dog Toto to a place named Munchkins.This film was adapted from the novel of the Wizard of Oz. It is hard to say that which one is better, novels or movies. This article aims to explain differences between this film and the novel in detail. (Hyaroo, 2011) In the first chapter, the book told us that the house they lived in Kansas was a small one, but when we watched the movie, the house was roomy. Another detail which didn’t show up in movie was that Uncle Henry’s beard. The book told us that Uncle Henry had a long beard, but the actor in the movie didn’t show that characteristic. In addition, the book also wrote that Dorothy felt relaxed on her bed and fell asleep soon,however, it was kind of different in the movie that she saw so many people and interesting things in the cyclone and she even …show more content…

(Jessie, 2014). After Dorothy got the shoes, she asked the way to go back home and Munchkins told her that she needed to find Oz in the City of Emeralds. In the second chapter, the Witch of the North gave her a kiss on her forehead and left an imprint. However, this sense didn’t occur in the movie either. Another little detail was that the witch disappeared by twisting around but the way she always disappeared in the movie in a lifting pinky

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