Essay On The Color In The Wizard Of Oz

L. Frank Baum can be appeared to have some type of influence by color as seen early in the book. We could assume that the good witch, also known as Glinda, could in a way represent the United States. Since Baurn describes her with having red hair, a white dress, and blue eyes. All three colors of the American flag. Glinda is significant throughout the story since she is a good and powerful witch. Especially towards the end when she is able to help Dorothy achieve her dreams. Thus correlate to the colors she is described in to be very important to the author.
As for Oz, it is divided up into different types of country. Each country has its own type of color assigned to it. Winkie Country is colored yellow, Munchkin Country is blue, Quadling Country is red, and Emerald City is green. Dorothy and her friends travel from and to on the yellow brick road. The road is yellow since the color can be a sign of light and hope. As for Winkie Country, it's yellow

Red is said to be the color of the mascot of the south and the color on Oz’s flag. This is where Glinda rules. She lives in a ruby palace that is guarded by an all young female army. Red symbolizes death but in this case, troubling. For travels are faced with wild beasts in the woods, and a race of a man who does not like travels to cross over into another country.
Emerald City is the final place Dorothy has to travel to on the yellow brick road. This is where the wonder wizard Oz is said to be. Emerald City is the biggest and most relevant city in the magical Land of Oz. It stands in the very center of Oz, being known as the official imperial capital of the entire country. Emerald City’s color is green since emerald itself is that color. This is where Glinda reveals the secret to Dorothy about how she can return back to Kansas, and all that she needed to do was to knock on her heels together three times. This concludes that L. Frank Baum was highly influenced by