The Wizard Of Oz Essay, Research Paper

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

By L. Frank Baum

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a fictional adventure/fantasy that was written by L. Frank Baum in 1965. L. Frank Baum was born near Chittenango, New York in 1856. Frank grew up with a heart condition so he couldn’t play physically like other children so he developed a creative side, so he decided to write stories.

The setting of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was set in with a happy society with some upsetting problems. The story was set in the 1950’s, the story started in Kansas and then it moved into a wonderful place called Oz. Dorothy lived in Kansas and grown up with her Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, and her loving pet Toto. But one day on the farm a tornado came and she was in her bedroom listening to the wind which made her very tired so she fell fast asleep. She dreamed of the Land of Oz, a happy place with many happy little munchkins. In the Land of Oz she made many new friends such as the Scarecrow, Tin wood man, Cowardly lion and the witch of the North.

These characters are showed through the plot of the book. Being the main character and protagonist Dorothy was a well-developed character. The story starts off when a tornado hits Kansas and Dorothy was in her room and she was listening to the wind, which had put her fast asleep. While Dorothy was dreaming she dreamed of the great and wonderful Wizard of Oz. When she got there in her house she landed on the wicked with of the East and all the munchkins were thanking her for killing the wicked witch. Then the little munchkins told her to follow the yellow brick road, so she did. While she was following the yellow brick road she met up with the tin woodsman, scarecrow, and the cowardly lion and they all became great friends. They all traveled together because they were all trying to find the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. During their trip they did run into some minor complications and the main conflict was introduced when the wicked witch tried everything to stop them from getting to the Emerald City. But then one day they finally made it to the wizard and they told the wizard what they wished for and the wizard said that he couldn’t grant any wished until you get the broom of the wicked witch of the West. Finally, they achieved the Wizards wish, so they got there’s. The most exciting part of the story was when they found the Emerald City and when they each had there wish come true. So when Dorothy gets to go home, Tin man gets his heart, lion gets his courage, and last but not least the scarecrow gets a brain is when the outcome of the plot comes into place. The ending of the story was very happy because everyone got what he or she wished for.

The tone of the book changes within locations and characters in this book. The book begins when she is in Kansas with her Aunt and Uncle and then she goes to the Land of Oz, and she was so happy there. She didn’t really want to leave because of all the friends she had made but then on the other hand she missed her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. There was an example of pathos in this book and that was when the lion remembered he didn’t have any courage. This book has a dramatic and ironic tone to it.

This book is written in limited third person and the narrator being Dorothy. Her basic point of view was that she thought the book was totally impartial and her point of view differs because she is the one dreaming the story. The part of the book that sticks out the most was the yellow brick road and I think that the overall theme of the book is that you should always follow your expectations and your dreams. The title, plot, characters and the setting give a more understanding to the story and also to the reader.

I think the meaning of this book is significant and I think the lesson of the story is that you should always follow your dreams and expectations.