Wizard Of Oz College Essays Samples For Students

When Comparing J.K. Rowling’s novel “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” with other works of literature such as “The Secret Garden” or “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” we can identify influences that may have contributed to the popularity of the Harry Potter series.
All of these three books chronicle the adventures of a lonely child who finds happiness (and challenges!) through magical or imaginary worlds. About his secret world Harry states, "It was a dreamI dreamed a giant called Hagrid came to tell me I was going to a school for wizards. When I open my eyes I'll be at ...

I watched the December 22, 2011 West End production of Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in DVD. It was apparently a new casting headed by Rachel Tucker as Elphaba and Gina Beck as Glinda. The supporting roles were played by Matt Willis as Fiyero, Lillie Flynn as Nessarose, Adam Pettigrew as Boq, Christopher Howell as Dr. Dillamond, Julie Legrand as Madame Morrible, and Desmond Barrit as the Wizard of Oz.
The plot was a very interesting portrayal of a story having two sides. It was a retelling of the Wizard of Oz from the point of view of the original story's ...

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz children’s’ narrative has been around for many years. Initially, the Wizard of Oz was published as a children’s book but with increased technological advancement, the narrative was developed into a movie. Despite the similarity of the plot covered by both the book and the movie, there are sharp distinctions that are evident within the two versions. The existing contrasts between the two versions are that the book versions seem to capitalize to the idea of creating imagery to the reader which is not evident in the movie version. The book version also tends ...

Since it was first published in 1900, Frank Baum’s Wizard of Oz has been invariably popular. Generations of children have been enthralled by the adventures of a Kansas girl Dorothy. Carried off by a cyclone to a magic land of Oz, she met all sorts of creatures, made several friends, overcame numerous difficulties and finally returned back to her farm aunt and uncle’s farm. To an adult reader she seems quite an ordinary child – far from heroic. Yet she was the protagonist of several more books of the Oz series, and that is something – just like being elected mayor of ...

In this paper I will look at the movie “The Wizard of Oz” through the Musical/ Fantasy/ adventure genre lens. The film is about a young girl who is whisked off into a magical place. A place that is full of witches, munchkins, flying monkeys and actual magic. It is a place of perilous adventure and colorful and interesting personalities. The movie can also be seen as a member of the Family film genre in that the ultimate message of the move is “there is no place like home” (The Wizard of Oz). The Wizard of Oz was a ...

Film Form in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz is probably one of the most popular fantasy films among the children. The main reason for that is the magical plot, beautiful costumes, fascinating characters and catchy soundtrack that will not leave any person indifferent. Such notions as Emerald City, roads made of yellow bricks, the monkeys that can fly became a ground for plenty of allusions.

The main motifs of the film may easily be defined as:

Self-development and self-improvement
The true nature and significance of friendship
The boundaries between good and evil.
A simple plot tells us about a girl Dorothy, who returns to her house ...

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Frank Baum (1900)

Overview of the book

Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” seems to be solely intended to entertain children but it has more meaning that what the author presents to the world. The book follows the adventure of a young girl, Dorothy, who has to embark on an adventure where she encounters and interacts with other characters, some of whom have supernatural powers. Dorothy, the protagonist, lives with her uncle and aunt because her parents passed away. They live in Kansas where she brought her Toto. Toto is Dorothy’s companion, and he accompanies ...

1-The first edition of "Gulliver's Travels"

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Click on the link below to view images of the first edition of Gulliver's Travels. Does seeing the book in this form add to (or change) your understanding of it? If so, in what way?

Looking at the cover of the first edition of Gulliver’s travels make it seem as if it were a travel brochure back in that time. It explains all about the fact that what you are about to read is about 4 voyages. I do not think seeing the book in this form has changed my understanding at all. However, I have a ...

Luis Alberto Urrea’s book, Into the Beautiful North can indeed be described as an expedition novel in the grand tradition, despite substantial inexistence of some factors within its plot layout in the pages. Undeniably, the author set the novel in the contemporary times, as characterized by the extremely electric realm of the United States and Mexico border expanse. Nonetheless, it is worth noting that the novel attempts to follow the hero’s journey as adduced by The Hero’s Journal Outline. This is so since the novel substantially satisfies some of the elements of the outline, with the ...

The land of Oz has recently become democratized due to the disappearance of the authoritarian Wizard, and now the Lady Glinda is heading a transitional government that would move towards a new system of government. Our job is to provide recommendations toward what that government should consist of. In this report, we will support our recommendation that the land of Oz move toward a presidential system of government, with a proportional representation electoral system for the president and legislature, and a federal system of government.

Presidential system

Given the segregated and divisive nature of the land of Oz, it is recommended that a democratically appointed president be ...