Wizard Essays

                        For almost four decades of history and innovations in media technology separate the text of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of OZ (1899) and MGM’s 1939 musical The Wizard of OZ. Although the plot of the film is

The “The Wizard of Oz” is a beloved children’s story written by L. Frank Baum in 1900 and many historians have tried to come up with arguments that compare the mystical story with the movement of populism. All of these

When I was a child, each evening my mother would read from the novels of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum. The usual bedtime routine was filled with anticipation of that imaginary world of wonder, adventure, and

If comparing the movie to current politics, much can be tied to the wicked witch. The witch has many of the flying monkeys which abide to all of her commands. Using this, the monkeys represent the US Congress in which

The Wizard of Oz (1939) uses both mise en scène and sound to create an immense sequence of dream imagery, particularly in the second to last scene where Dorothy is at the point of going back to Kansas. This scene

Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass and Wizard of Oz are great works of fantasy. Each novel incorporates aspects that can help the reader understand more about a child’s way of thinking and his/her journey to adulthood. Also elements from