What Does The Color Symbolize In The Wizard Of Oz

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“The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” was one of the few American fairytales at the time. It is a classic in its genre. L. Frank Baum’s goal seems to be to entertain. He uses a different way than other authors were writing at the time. It was a bizarre narrative because Dorothy lived through the tornado, the animals talked to her, and the landscape was geographically weird with different colors of land all surrounded by desert. The bizarre combination of events, creatures, and magic teaches us about tale of friends and enemies. All crazy, imaginative, and unbelievable stories need familiar things that people of all ages can relate to. I believe color is used frequently in three scenes in the first 14 chapters of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” as a visual …show more content…

Even though smaller in stature, they are just as anatomically correct as human beings. They are appreciative that her house fell on top of the witch. The blue symbolizes freedom and kindness. It’s the first happy scene of the narrative, which had a dark beginning. The author probably used this abolition of the Munchkins to symbolize his views about slavery. He would have been a young child during the American Civil War, and the freedom of African Americans was still important to him at age 44 when he wrote this tale. The color blue represents the feeling of kindness and care-giving and being thankful toward this girl who freed them yet is a stranger herself. Blue was a good choice for the first happy scene of the story because it was depressing that Dorothy was an orphan and separated from her two caregivers by a …show more content…

After they were free from the clutches of The Wicked Witch of the West they were ready to jump right in to help Dorothy and the Lion get their friends back. After such rescuing of the Scarecrow, and the Tin Woodsman they showered them and the three others with expensive gifts. Such as gold collars to both Toto and the Lion. Dorothy received a gold bracelet studded with diamonds. The Scarecrow was handed a gold headed walking stick so when he walks he will no longer stumble and fall. The Tin Woodsman was gifted a new gold handle for his broken axe also received a silver oil can so that he can continue to move on with the journey. Yellow and gold are similar in shade; both also are meaningful in the same ways. People of importance such as kings are the only ones we gift gold to. This how show the Foursome on the yellow brick road are seen by the

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