Dorothy Gale Essays

to Munchkinland and environment located in the Land Of Oz and throughout the storyline the protagonist Dorothy Gale played by Judy Garland travels across regions in the Land Of Oz. This film has received critical acclaim in the decades since its release almost 80 years to this date which I personally believe is well deserved and would give a 10 out of 10 rating to. The film begins with Dorothy and her beloved dog Toto (played by film star dog Terry) running from Miss Gulch the owner of a neighboring

wizard of Oz Dorothy Gale is surrounded by characters foils. A character foil is a character that has more or more of the main characters qualities. Toto is a character foil for Dorothy, because he is caring. Toto ran back to the dark forest to get Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and Scarecrow to show them how to get to Dorothy in order to rescue her. Toto demonstrates to the audience that he is caring because he risks the chance of getting captured again, but Toto is a character foil of Dorothy because

Dorothy Gale is a 12-year-old fictional character played by Judy Garland in the screen production of The Wizard of Oz in 1939. Dorothy is the protagonist in the novel and on screen and is most recognized character in The Wizard of Oz series. Dorothy and her small pet dog Toto reside in a one-room farmhouse in Kansas with her Uncle Henry and Aunty Em. In the film, Dorothy is a very sweet, adventurous, and kindhearted girl who loves her family, friends, and pet dog. She has dark brown and red hair

Dorothy Gale is a girl from Kansas who deeply loves her dog, Toto. She lives with her aunt and uncle on their farm. Dorothy recently got in trouble with her neighbor Miss Almira Gulch because Toto bites her. Dorothy becomes upset when Gulch retrieves the dig so it can be put down. Toto returns to Dorothy after escaping and Dorothy decides it best to run away to protect Toto. Dorothy ends up in Munchkinland, a village located in the Land of Oz. While there she encounters the Good Witch of the North

Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) is a teenager who lives on a Kansas farm with her Auntie Em (Clara Blandick) and Uncle Henry (Charley Grapewin). She reveries about going "somewhere over the rainbow" after the mean Miss Gulch (Margaret Hamilton), a her hateful neighbor, strikes Dorothy's dog Toto (Terry) on the back with a rake, as a result, Toto to bit her. Miss Gulch shows up with a command to take Toto to the sheriff to be put to sleep, but Toto jumps out of the basket on the back of Miss Gulch's bicycle

2013). The film begins with the ordinary life of Dorothy- the movie’s heroine. Living on a small, desolate and lonely ranch in Kansas, in the Mid West of USA with her Aunt, Uncle and dog Toto, the young orphan yearns to escape the drudgery of everyday life and imagines flying ‘somewhere over the rainbow’ where ‘skies are blue and that dreams that you dare to dream really do come true’ (Naussbaum, B 2014). 2. Call to Adventure With

As I was reading the review Money and Politics in the Land of Oz. I was deliberately looking for the primary argument. countless times I thought I had found it, but it wasn't until I read the last paragraph that I realized I had known the disputation all along. First, Mr.Taylor presents and defends the end conclusion that The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was written as an allegory. Second, he presents and defends the interpretation that The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was written for enjoyment While

funny because the entire audience went, “ Awwwww”. That dog was the most calm dog I have ever seen. Dorothy was holding that dog from like half of the show and it didn’t jump out of her arms or bark. When the witch took the dog, and the dog came back it didn’t run anywhere but back to Dorothy. My only complaint about the dog is that if felt like

foils to Dorothy, the main character. Toto, The Scarecrow, The Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion reflect on Dorothy as her reminder of home, intelligence, heart, and courage. Toto, Dorothy’s dog, is the only belonging that travels with her on her journey through Oz. Throughout her quest, he keeps her constantly reminded of her home, and the fact that she needs to return to the people she loves. This represents Toto’s character foil of Dorothy as her reminder of home, because he prompts Dorothy to remember

about a girl named Dorothy and her dog Toto. They lived in Kansas, but a tornado blew her house to the land of oz. somewhere Dorothy had never seen before. In the Land of Oz, Dorothy is told to follow a yellow brick road, which would take her to Emerald City, and she can meet the wizard, which would tell her how to get back to Kansas. While following the yellow brick road Dorothy and Toto meet a scarecrow which needs a brain and wants to ask the wizard for one so scarecrow joins Dorothy and Toto on their

Witch told Dorothy that she had to figure out what “it” was for herself. However, as the audience it was a bit confusing as to what “it” actually was. When the Wizard leaves for Kansas without her, Dorothy is distraught because she believes that she’ll never be able to go back to Kansas. However, Glinda the Good Witch arrives to tell her some shocking news. The Witch said, “You don’t need to be helped any longer. You’ve always had the power to go back to Kansas.” This shocked Dorothy as she spent

Wonderful Wizard of Oz”. We all know the story of the lovely Dorothy and her crew saving the magical Oz from the Wicked Witch of the West. But, in Danielle Paige’s book, Dorothy Must Die, Oz has became a world of chaos where Munchkins are enslaved, trees aren’t allow to be happy, the Pond of Truth tells lies, and animals were punished for no reason. What happened? They said, “Dorothy happened”. And now it is up to Amy Gumm to kill Dorothy and save Oz. Paige did a splendid job of building up the setting

for instance Dorothy’s silver shoes are represented as ruby in the movie, Dorothy goes to the Wonderland in dream in the movie; whereas, in the book it’s a reality. There are also some other important differences that will be discussed. One of the most important differences in the movie is that

culture. Based on the classic children’s book by L. Frank Baum, it tells the story of Dorothy Gale, a Kansas farm girl transported to the magical Land of Oz.With its dazzling special effects, costumes, and sets rendered in vibrant Technicolor, The Wizard of Oz represents one of the greatest achievements in movie magic.Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers, 1938Sixteen-year-old Judy Garland wore these sequined shoes as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz.In the original book by L. Frank Baum, Dorothy’s magic slippers are

After reading the Wizard of Oz, I have found quite a lot of themes from the book. Here are the themes I am going to be mainly focusing on: 1) There is no place like home During a tornado in Kansas, Dorothy (the main character) gets transported into a completely different world from Kansas. The minute she arrives to the Land of the Munchkins, she doesn’t decide to socialize with others but on the other hand, she asks how she can get home. Even though the Emerald City and the Munchkin Country was

Two days later... Having endured an hour-long grilling from Fuller about Booker’s disappearance, Tom exited his superior’s office feeling more than a little dispirited. Astute enough to know something had happened at the fraternity, Fuller had badgered him relentlessly about the hazing case, but Tom had remained stubbornly tight-lipped and had revealed only the bare facts, much to his captain’s indignation. But there was a reason behind Tom’s reticence. Without Booker by his side, he had come

“There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home…” Many will instantly recognize the sentence that Dorothy repeated while tapping her glittery, red-clad heels in order to depart from the Land of Oz. While Oz was full of dazzling, frightening creatures and beautiful places, Dorothy wanted to return home to Kansas. She missed her family and the familiarity common with home. While unceremonious, the farm of her childhood provided her with activities wildly different from Oz. Accordingly, vacationing

he was. There were three scenes that show how the Scarecrow already have the smarts he greatly desires. For instance, one of the scenes that the Scarecrow expressed his knowledge in is when Dorothy first came across him. There were two paths that Dorothy could have gone down to get to Emerald City. Dorothy didn’t know which path to take since she was only told to follow the

the time she gets there. As she goes through many ups and downs she is picked up by the ORDER, a group of the wicked who have joined together to kill Dorothy. Dorothy is back in Oz and is taking the magic. The wicked explain to Amy she is the only one who can kill Dorothy. Along the way the magic, the characters, and the pressure change Amy. In “Dorothy Must Die” Danielle Paige illustrates symbolism by raising the stakes and building an on edge and sensitive mood. Danielle Paige uses “The Beast”

In the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy is one of the dynamic characters, she undergoes significant change throughout the movie. By the end of the movie, Dorothy has changed for the better. First, Dorothy sings a song about how she wants to go “over the rainbow” to a land that is perfect, nothing ever goes wrong. This action shows how Dorothy is not grateful for the life she lives and everything that she owns. Afterwards, she even makes the decision to run away because she thinks there is somewhere better