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Wizard Of Oz Movie Vs Book

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an American children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum which was later turned into a movie.The novel is one of the best-known stories in American literature and has been widely translated. Although the film is especially targeted for juvenile, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz can be appreciated and enjoyed by all audience. because its is a classic, a legend, and a children’s story that will never grow old. while watching this movie, I noticed the story had a well written plot, wonderful characters development, and overall it had a wonderful message behind it. I love this movie, and I will definitely recommend this to others to watch. The best attribute of this movie is by far is the plot. The plot illustrated …show more content…

The first plot Introduces the young orphaned teenager living with her auntie Em and uncle Henry in a small farm in Kansas in 1990s. Dorothy Gale is day dreaming about her going over the rainbow after Miss Gulch hit her dog Toto with a rake making it bite her. Miss Gulch goes and gets a warrant to take Toto to the sheriff. Toto on the other hand escapes from the basket on her bicycle where she had placed it and runs back home. Out of fear that Miss Gulch might come back to take Toto again, Dorothy runs away from home. She meets a wandering fraud fortuneteller, The Wizard, who soon realizes that Dorothy is a runaway. With the intent of reuniting her with her family, he pretends to tell her future. He tells her that her auntie has fallen ill from worrying over her and her safety after she ran away. Upon returning home, she finds that their home is faced with a tornado. She is unable to reach her family in the storm cellar, so she enters the house and she is hit by a loose window. She is knocked unconscious and …show more content…

The Kansas prairie is vast and monochromatic, with hazardous tornados and has no beauty. It transforms the once-lovely and youthful Aunty Em into an old, lady before her time. The Land of Oz, by difference, is stunningly beautiful and fantastical. It has a marvelous emerald city, verdant fields of flowers and miles of healthy farmland, and deep forests. Most of its people are cheerful, helpful, and virtuous. It seems strange that Dorothy would want to leave this land for her home. Nonetheless, the significance of understanding the importance of Dorothy mindset prevails. Dorothy never questioned her return. She is from Kansas, her family and relatives are there. She discovers much to adore about The land of Oz, yet knows it is not where she belong. This is an understandable mindset for a child:regardless of how intriguing or outlandish a place is, they will rather be somewhere that they are safe, and loved, in other words, there is no place like

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