The \u201cWizard of Oz\u201dis a story written by the author L. Frank Baum and published in 1900. The book features a young girl named Dorthey who is lifted up into a tornado and transported to the land of Oz. There she meets a lion, a tinman, and a scarecrow who all decide to travel together to see the wizard to ask for their desires. Frank Baum communicates this story to children but gives an underlying message for the adult audience. The story presents a fantastical world for children to read but conveys to adults a commentary on American Politics at the time. The wizard behind the curtain in the story represents how leaders and politicians are really not doing anything to help the people and are just hiding the truth behind closed doors. The Wizard of Oz is certainly written as a children\u2019s story and is targeted to them as the audience due to the nature of the story and how the book itself is written but it gives a deeper message for adults who are also reading the book to pick up on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The word \u201cwild\u201d in the Wizard of Oz is used mainly in relation to nature and wild animals. Frank Baum uses the word \u201cwild\u201d in the book multiple times \u201cfull of bogs and marshes and covered with tall, rank grass\u2026But here the country seemed wilder than ever\u201d. In this quote, the author uses the word \u201cwild\u201d to describe the landscape. He uses the word to describe how disorganized, uncivilized, and untamed the area was. This word is used to describe how far away from civilization and how fantastical the land of Oz is.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The \u201cWizard of Oz\u201dis a story written by the author L. Frank Baum and published in 1900. The book features a young girl named Dorthey who is lifted up into a tornado and transported to the land of Oz. There … Continue reading