Frank Oz Essays

"The Wizard of Oz" was written by L. Frank Baum. In the story we meet Dorothy and travel with her from landing in Oz, traveling to Emerald city, and her return home. When a tornado lifts Dorothy's house in Kansas, she's trapped in it. She finds herself in the land of Oz. Her house landed on and killed the The Wicked Witch of the East. The Munchkins, slaves of The Wicked Witch of the East, told Dorothy to put on the witch's sliver shoes. The good Witch of the North tells Dorothy to go the Emerald

My topic for the statement of intent based on the book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum strongly revolves around the blinded and self-demeaning views shown throughout the book. I have chosen this topic because it is what I am struggling with. I do not believe in myself or what I am able to do and seeing this in the story helps me realize that I am not as dumb as I always seen myself as, as long as I apply and believe in myself. The message that is standing out in the book would be how

In the story of the “Wizard of Oz”, L. Frank Baum does use a variety of colors. In the beginning, when Dorothy and Toto are on the farm in Kansas, the author uses the color “gray”, to describe just about everything in their surroundings, whether it is the house, the fields, and the sky and clouds. After Dorothy is taken by the cyclone up to the land of Oz, all of her surroundings take on colors and special meanings. Dorothy wears the silver slippers of the witch that was killed. This brings her

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum, published in May 17, 1900 is an American children's novel. This story is the adventures of a young farm girl named Dorothy and her dog Toto. They was swept away from their farm in Kanas by a cyclone. They ended up in a magical Land of Oz. Dorothy and her family live in an area of town that is grey. The fact that this area of town seen as grey can be a reflection that they are the only family who lives in this area of town. The grey area can also be seen

L. Frank Baum’s, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, is a timeless classic that has captivated audiences for over 100 years. It was originally published on May 17, 1900; it has since been reprinted under the name The Wizard of Oz which is the title of the 1902 Broadway musical and the 1939 film. The storyline accounts the adventures of a young girl, Dorothy Gale, trying to make her way back to her Kansas home after she is swept away by a tornado. Throughout the film, the deliberate manipulation of image

L. Frank Baum described his novel, The Wizard of Oz, as a modernized fairy tale. It is a story that expresses the theme of finding belonging and identity through a set of journeys and adversity. While with Aunt Em and Uncle Henry farm in Kansas a tornado sends the farmhouse with Dorothy and Toto hiding inside to the wonderful Land of Oz Upon landed in Oz, Dorothy kills the Wicked Witch of the East with her house, freeing the blue Munchkins, but the Munchkins or the Wicked Witch of the North could

L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a light-hearted narrative commonly referred to as the “first American fairytale” (Lecture). Fairytales developed from the folktale, which began as oral literature that was passed down from one generation to the next. That being said, the stories were often acted out. It is very plausible that Baum, who was an actor and playwright himself, saw in his mind’s eye the story of Oz being acted out as he wrote it. As such, many of the scenes are quite theatrical

What About Bob? What About Bob? is a movie directed by Frank Oz and staring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss as Bob Wiley and Dr Leo Marvin, respectfully. It follows as the client, Bob, pursues a relationship outside of therapy with Leo, his counselor. The counselor-client relationship is evident throughout the movie, although it is portrayed as very dysfunctional and unprofessional on the counselor’s side. The counselor role is suppose to be one of support and encouragement towards a resolution

A Psychological Perspective of “What About Bob?” “What About Bob?”, directed by Frank Oz, is a 1991 comedy film starring Bill Murray as Bob Wiley who is a disturbed, yet harmless patient of psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin, portrayed by Richard Dreyfuss. From the beginning of the film, Bob exhibits odd behavior and demonstrates symptoms of irrational fears such as claustrophobia, germophobia, and especially agoraphobia. However, it isn’t until Bob seeks out the professional help of Dr. Leo Marvin—whom

Buddhism consists of a belief in peace, unity, respect, and self-discovery through humility and honesty.  Following these ideals creates a more knowledgeable and aware individual and society.  L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz reflects on these themes of Buddhism through the use of allegorical settings to create a story about a young girl trying to find her way home. After deciding to run away because of the evil neighbour Mrs. Gilch, Dorothy is caught in a tornado, thrown around, and wakes up to

The road of yellow brick is an element in the novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, with additional such roads appearing in The Marvelous Land of Oz and The Patchwork Girl of Oz. The 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, based on the novel, gave it the name by which it is better known, the Yellow Brick RoadFlowrate is also a very important measurement as in many modern processes; the flowrate is necessary to calculate many important factors. Because of this it is vital that an accurate and precise

the Queen of Hearts during her efforts to return home. In L. Frank Baum’s The Marvelous Land of Oz, a young boy named Tip lives as the disgruntled servant of Mombi, an evil sorceress living in the Land of Gillikans. Hoping to get scare his wicked master, Tip fashions a scarecrow from wood and a pumpkin named Jack Pumpkinhead, and Mombi uses one of her magic potions to bring the scarecrow to life. After fleeing Gillikan Country, Tip

In the novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum color is used to play a huge role and symbolize many things. One role color plays in the novel is how it is used to separate the different countries/factions. One thing color symbolizes in the novel is The Yellow Brick Road and the meaning behind it. Another thing color symbolizes in the novel is Emerald City and the meaning behind it. Baum uses color throughout the entire novel to play key roles and symbolize major poeple places and events

Charlemagne When the Frankish King Pepin the Short passed away, his kingdom was divided between his two sons, Carloman, and Charlemagne also referred to as Charles the Great. When Carloman died, Charlemagne became the sole ruler. He spent the early part of his regime on military campaigns which expanded his kingdom. He extended his dominance to the south, conquering the regions of Italy and to the north, conquering Spain. The immense territories in which Charlemagne ruled over became known as the

The sources come from "excerpt from Gesta regum Anglorum" which is talking about the chronicle of Kings of England that was written in about 1125. The English historian, William of Malmesbury emphasized both William and Harold here as the great and powerful leaders. These sources display the Battle of Hastings as the image of Normans and William. Excerpt from Gesta regum Anglorum clarifies the battle which had started with the Conquest of Normans by the king of William. It is obvious that "

Goodness, devotion, obligingness, equality, and valiance all depict the characteristics a perfect legend would have. In the sonnet Beowulf, there is one character who conveys all and a greater amount of these expressed qualities, and that character is in reality the hero known as Beowulf. All through the sonnet Beowulf kills massive animals that appear to be not of this present reality and, in truth, Beowulf epitomizes the qualities of the perfect and immaculate legend. It begins off with King Hrothgar

The Song of Roland is an epic about a battle between Christians and Pagans. Pagans were anybody that wasn’t Christian. This battle takes place in Rencesvals on August 15, 778. This was a battle that lost the lives of tens of thousands of men. Few people came out of this alive. In the Song of Roland it mainly focuses on Roland and Oliver. Readers don’t really find much out about anyone during the battle but Roland, Oliver (Roland’s best friend), and King Charlemagne. After years and years of the story

The reign of Charlemagne was full of wars and invasions (Bauer). He was half king of the Frankish empire while his brother Carloman was in control of the other half. Charlemagne who was also known as, “Charles the Great”, king of the Franks reigned from approximately (742-814). He was a strong leader who unified Western Europe through military power and the blessing of the church(Boussard). With his strong belief in the need for education among the Frankish people, his ambition was to bring about

“The Destruction of Louvain,” by Professor Leon van der Essen, is an eight page Belgian judicial report, published in 1923, but most likely written in late 1914 following the sack of Louvain, Belgium by German forces. The report chronicles the events starting from the initial German entry into Louvain on August 19, 1914 to the conclusion of the incident on August 25, 1914. Essen attempts to approach his report from a subjective point of view, including quotations from Louvain civilians, German troops

Maestro Frank loaded his clippers, rake and hoe into his old red wheelbarrow. Today was the day to tackle the spring cleanup around the lake. Winter brought a lot of trash and deadfall to the lakeshore and Frank figured it would take all day to get it cleaned up. Frank pushed the wheelbarrow out of the barn into the spring sunshine, and headed down the path towards the lake. As he crested the hill, he took in the view of the lake nestled in the valley. It was surrounded by budding willow and oak