In L. Frank Baum's Fantasy book " The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz", The author uses colors as a role in the play to describe the mood. Throughout the book, L. Frank Baum uses color to symbolize many different scenes in the story. Baum uses the colors grey, blue and white to symbolize misery, peace and purity.
The Color Grey to some people may be considered as sophisticated, elegant or maybe even soothing. Although many people find the color grey enjoyable, L. Frank Baum uses the color grey as misery. In the begining of the book we are introduced to Aunt Em, Uncle Henry and of course Dorothy and Toto. The author describes Aunt Em as unhappy, very dull and just all around miserable.Anytime Aunt Em would hear Dorothy laugh it is describe that Aunt Em would be at loss for words as she would be too scared, as she never heard such noises. "When Dorothy first came as an orphan, Aunt Em has been so Startled by the Childs Laughter that she would scream and press her hand upon her heart". Lets not forget about Uncle Henry who was also once happy. L.Frank Baum Describes
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Uncle Henry as " Uncle Henry never laughed, He worked hard from morning till night and did not know what joy was." This describes that Uncle Henry is too miserable also. Fortunately, Dorthy has Toto too play with or else she too would be miserable."It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh and save her from growing as grey as her other surroundings." Although Grey is used to symbolize misery it is not the only color.
The color blue is often used many times and is often considered peaceful. In the book " The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz", After Dorothys house lands on the wicked witch of the East and she passes away, all the "slaves" that the witch of the west kept hostage are finally released and are described as " Blue Munchinks." According to The story, The munchkins are not harmful and they do not want any problems but to live in their rounded house peacefully and calmly. The little blue munchkins respect Dorothy because she helped release the munchkins from hostage from the wicked witch of East as described in this quote." Once in awhile she would pass a house and the people would come out to look at her and bow low as she went by for setting our people free from bondage." As the Munchkins bow low while Dorothy passes by it is a sign of respect towards
Dorothy. white. It is described as natural, Holy, sophisticated, L. Frank Baum describes white as purity but that is not the only thing Baum describes as pure. In the begining of the book it is described that Dorothy is harmless, and not willing to hurt anyone as described in this quote. "Dorothy was an innocent, harmless little girl...and she had never killed anything in her life." Dorothy is described that she would not hurt anything by choice if given the option, but towards the end of the book Dorothy is given a hard task. As Dorothy meets with the Oz to return her back to The Great Kansas Prairies, the OZ agreed to grant Dorothy her wish in return of a favor, To kill The wicked with of the west.Of course this took Dorothy by surprise. In this passage it shows Dorothys purity as she can not seem to bring herself to kill the Wicked Witch of the West "But i cannot! exclaimed Dorothy, Greatly surprised, ", "I never killed anything willingly, she sobbed..", "There is no hope for me' she said sadly " For Oz has sent me to kill the Wicked Witch of the West; and that i can never do." Throughout the passage L.Frank Baum shows Dorothys purity and how truley innocent Dorothy is. L.Frank Baum does a great job to show symbolization through color all throughout the book " The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz". In the book it truly shows hows the colors grey, blue and white symbolize misery, peace and purity. The Role of the colors play a major part in the book as the whole book was written around colors and symbolization.
The story ( The Wonder World of OZ ) written by Frank Baum is filled with symbolism. Symbolism a style of writing using symbols and indirect suggestion to express ideas, emotions, people etc. The story gives a lot of symbols relating to the gilded age in American history which took place from 1880– 1900. The main symbols are: Dorothy, the Land of Oz, lion, Emerald City, flying monkeys.
Color Symbolism in The Great Gatsby & nbsp; Colors can symbolize many different things. Artists use colors in their paintings when they want you to see what they are trying to express. Like if an artist is trying to express sorrow or death. he often uses blacks, blues, and. grays. Basically he uses dreary colors. You automatically feel what the artist is trying to express. When the artist uses bright colors you feel warm and you feel happiness. In the novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald is like an artist. He uses colors to symbolize the many different intangible ideas in the book. He uses the color yellow to symbolize moral decay, decadence, and death. Then he uses the color white to symbolize innocence. He also uses the color green to express hope. Fitzgerald's use of the color green the strongest.
The Wizard of Oz is one of the most controversial movies in American history because there is no clear and cut meaning of the film. Everyone has a different interpretation of what the film Wizard of Oz really means. Some people believe that the movie has Christian religious symbolism or atheist symbolism, others believe that the illuminati was behind the making of the Wizard of Oz to brainwash people, others believe that there is a more political based meaning of the Wizard of Oz with a connection to what was going on in the history of the United States. During the 1800’s society faced many issues and although the Wizard of Oz can be interpreted in many different ways it is believed that the most significant meanings of the
In literature, colors are often purposefully chosen for different characters to represent the character’s personalities. In The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the colors green, yellow/gold, and gray are used to represent the attributes of the colored person or place.
The Quakers have been associated with the color gray, or drab, because of the simple living that they remain faithful to. Drab is a color that is a mixture of yellow and gray, or a dull light brown. The Friends found colors to be a distraction, using gray to avoid the excitement that was looked down upon. This was also used to keep the divine inspiration within themselves.
L. Frank Baum achieved a fairy tale classic in his work of The Wizard of Oz. In the story, colors are used repeatedly to directly or indirectly give feeling and meaning to the setting.Color is a crucial imagery factor in a piece of writing. It lets a reader connect and use their imagination to make the words come alive in their heads. Baum specifically uses the colors; gray, yellow, and green. The novel is filled with many mood changes using these colors.
The use of diction is powerful, with the gripping use of words and description. Golding creates tension and reinforces his theme and tone with the use of specific words. Many are connotative and therefore create a story abundant in meaning and symbolism. Golding uses colors such as pink to symbolize particular things such as innocence, as shown in the piglets and the island. The word yellow makes the reader think of the sun, enlightenment and Ralph; the words black and red bring to mind evil, blood and Jack.
Grey is a dull colour to begin with, so naturally it would make sense if Fitzgerald utilized that colour to symbolize as corruption. In The Great Gatsby is a place called The Valley of Ashes. “The ‘Valley of Ashes’…symbolizes the human situation in an age of chaos. It is ‘a certain desolate area of land’ in which ‘ash-grey men’ swarm dimly, stirring up ‘an impenetrable cloud, which screens their obscure operations from your sight.’” (Dyson 113). Nick thinks of the place to be “a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills into grotesque gardens” (Fitzgerald 23). And that is exactly what it is, since it’s a barren land of human waste. In The Valley of Ashes live Wilson and his wife Myrtle. The Valley of Ashes resembles something dark and lifeless. As a result of fire ashes stand for destruction and death. Furthermore the death of Myrtle Wilson in the Valley of Ashes stands for the pain and the corruption associated with this valley and the death of Myrtle Wilson. Also...
“Were off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of oz” One of the infamous phrases from one of the most well know classics of all time. The original movie titled The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was made in 1939 by Frank Baum. This film featured stars such as Judy Garland, Jack Hayley and many others. This was not only a movie, it was a fantasy, and a musical storytelling adventure with unusual characters that shook the audience. This was one of the first films to make it to the big screen with color. Because of its success, this film has been remade many times with multiple different spins making it rhetorical. Over the years this film has become one of the best films of all time and is still watched today among all ages
Scene: This scene in the film comes just after the house has been picked up in the twister. Dorothy's house has been lifted up into the sky and suddenly dropped back down to earth in the middle of the Land of Oz. In the scene itself, Dorothy leaves her home to see that she is "Not in Kansas anymore," and finds the new and amazing world of the munchkin city in front of her. She also meets Gwendela the good witch as her journey in Oz begins.
Although colors are usually represented and used for the recollection of joyful experiences, Death uses the colors of the spectrum to enhance the experience of the Book Thief and as well as him own life too. In Death’s narration, his use of the colors illustrate the great ordeal of suffering and pain throughout the book’s setting. As an example Death says “The day was grey, the color of Europe. For me, the sky was the color of Jews” (Zusak, 349). This quote effectively describes Death’s use of the colors by relating it to the events taking place. The colors give perspective to the agony and painful hardships going on in the life of WWII. In a regular setting, colors are used to describe happy memories and any basic descriptions of a setting. Death says “Whatever the hour or color…” (Zusak, 5). By saying this quote, Death establishes the colors a...
Throughout the story, many different colors are used. Every color in the rainbow can be seen throughout the story. One major example is the yellow brick road the Dorthy has to travel down in order to get the the Land of Oz. The color yellow is interpreted in many different ways by different people. To me the color yellow symbolizes happiness and joy. The yellow brick road is what leads Dorthy and her friends to the magical wizard, and once they reach him I am sure that they will be filled with joy and happiness. I remember that the color yellow symbolizes joy by thinking of the sun, which starts a new day and
In the words of Michael O’Shaughnessy, ‘narratives, or stories, are a basic way of making sense of our experience’ (1999: 266). As a society and a culture, we use stories to comprehend and share our experiences, typically by constructing them with a beginning, middle and an end. In fact, the order that a narrative is structured will directly impact the way it is understood, particularly across cultures. This idea originated through Claude Lévi-Strauss’s concept of structuralism in anthropology which ‘is concerned with uncovering the common structural principles underlying specific and historically variable cultures and myth’ in pre-industrial societies (Strinati 2003: 85). In terms of media studies, structuralism’s inherent objective is to dig beneath the surface of a media text to identify how the structure of a narrative contributes to it’s meaning. Structuralism encompasses a large range of analytical tools, however, this essay will examine Joseph Campbell’s monomyth and Claude Lévi-Strauss’s theory of binary oppositions. Through analysis of Victor Fleming’s film, The Wizard of Oz (1939), it will be shown that although the monomyth and binary oppositions are useful tools with which to unveil how meaning is generated in this text, structuralism can undermine the audience’s ability to engage with their own interpretations of the film.
The Wizard of Oz is a fiction story written by L. Frank Baum. The story has two main settings. The first setting is, Dorothy’s home, the Kansas prairies. The prairies are described as dry and gray. The second setting is the land of Oz. Oz is opposed from Kansas, it is colorful, bright, and full of joy. The Wizard of Oz has a grate theme or message behind the story. The message is that we all have good qualities in us, but it is up to us to use them.
“Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.” In case you haven’t seen the film already, the plot to The Wizard of Oz (Oz) is profoundly complex and requires critical inquiry to unravel its intricacies. Dorothy, a forlorn Kansas farmgirl, daydreams of a fanciful fantasia where her dog, Toto, doesn’t have to suffer the nuisance of a nasty spinster witch of a neighbor. So, she plans to run away – far, far away. I know, a little weighty, but stick with me.