For the extra credit readings, I decided to read the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz written by L. Frank Baum in 1900. For this week, I am focusing on first chunk of the book - chapters one through five.
The first chapter, called "The Cyclone", is a little different than the movie that we are familiar with. In the movie, Dorothy is out with Toto when the tornado hits Kansas, but in the book, she is actually at home with her aunt and uncle but she does not make it to the shelter in time. Dorothy is in the air with Toto for several hours, eventually falling asleep, which mirrors the movie scene.
The second chapter, called "The Council With the Munchkins", has many similarities to the movie but there are also some differences. To begin, Dorothy's house falls in the land of Oz. She walks out of the house and is quickly approached by three munchkins and one woman, who is the Good Witch of the North. They explain to her how she killed the Wicked Witch of the East, and the good witch gave Dorothy her magical silver slippers. Then, Dorothy explained how she wanted to go back to Kansas, so the good witch sent her on her way to see Oz, the great wizard in the City of Emeralds.
The third chapter is called "How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow." It contains the beginning of Dorothy's journey to the land of Oz. It starts with something a little different than the movie - she stays the night at a munchkin's house to rest. His name is Boq. In the morning, she eats breakfast and then continues on her way along the yellow brick road to Emerald City. Along the way, she stops to rest and notices a scarecrow in the field. All of a sudden, the scarecrow winks at Dorothy. Then she approaches it, and he ends up talking to her and eventually asked her to help him off of the stick. They talk for a minute, and then he decides to travel with Dorothy to the land of Oz to ask the Wizard for a brain.
The fourth chapter is called "The Road Through the Forest." This chapter is centered around the Scarecrow telling Dorothy about how he was made just two days before she found him. These details were mostly left out of the movie, from what I can remember. He talks about how the made his ears first, so he could hear everything that was happening when the farmer was building him. When they finished building him, they put him on a pole and stuck him in the field. At first, the crows were scared of him, so they did not eat the corn. But eventually, one crow flew on his shoulder and realized that he was made out of straw. So the crow began to eat the corn and eventually attracted all of the other crows, too. Then the Scarecrow felt inadequate, like he was not able to perform his job. After telling his story, the Scarecrow and Dorothy continued on their way until it became dark and they stumbled upon a cottage to rest for the night.
The fifth and final chapter of this chunk of the book is called "The Rescue of the Tin Woodman." This story focuses around Dorothy and the Scarecrow's adventure with stumbling upon the Tin Woodman. As they left the cottage in the morning, they found a fresh spring and ate breakfast and bathed. Then they returned to the yellow brick road to continue their journey, but they heard a groaning sound. They turned around and saw a tin man who seemed to be frozen with an ax in his hand. He told them to get his oil, and they began oiling his joints. Eventually, he was able to move again. Then he told them the story about his previous life and why he wanted to go to Oz to get a heart. He was a woodman who promised the woman he loved that he would build her a house. However, the old woman that she lived with did not want her to get married, so she told the Wicked Witch of the East to prevent the marriage. So the witch enchanted his ax, so when he tried to cut down trees, the ax kept slipping from his hands and he eventually cut off all of his limbs. So he had the tinner make him a body of tin. During his misfortune, he had lost his heart and now he desires to have it back so he can love again.
Bibliography:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1900).
Image information:
Cover of the original book. Web Source.
The first chapter, called "The Cyclone", is a little different than the movie that we are familiar with. In the movie, Dorothy is out with Toto when the tornado hits Kansas, but in the book, she is actually at home with her aunt and uncle but she does not make it to the shelter in time. Dorothy is in the air with Toto for several hours, eventually falling asleep, which mirrors the movie scene.
The second chapter, called "The Council With the Munchkins", has many similarities to the movie but there are also some differences. To begin, Dorothy's house falls in the land of Oz. She walks out of the house and is quickly approached by three munchkins and one woman, who is the Good Witch of the North. They explain to her how she killed the Wicked Witch of the East, and the good witch gave Dorothy her magical silver slippers. Then, Dorothy explained how she wanted to go back to Kansas, so the good witch sent her on her way to see Oz, the great wizard in the City of Emeralds.
The third chapter is called "How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow." It contains the beginning of Dorothy's journey to the land of Oz. It starts with something a little different than the movie - she stays the night at a munchkin's house to rest. His name is Boq. In the morning, she eats breakfast and then continues on her way along the yellow brick road to Emerald City. Along the way, she stops to rest and notices a scarecrow in the field. All of a sudden, the scarecrow winks at Dorothy. Then she approaches it, and he ends up talking to her and eventually asked her to help him off of the stick. They talk for a minute, and then he decides to travel with Dorothy to the land of Oz to ask the Wizard for a brain.
The fourth chapter is called "The Road Through the Forest." This chapter is centered around the Scarecrow telling Dorothy about how he was made just two days before she found him. These details were mostly left out of the movie, from what I can remember. He talks about how the made his ears first, so he could hear everything that was happening when the farmer was building him. When they finished building him, they put him on a pole and stuck him in the field. At first, the crows were scared of him, so they did not eat the corn. But eventually, one crow flew on his shoulder and realized that he was made out of straw. So the crow began to eat the corn and eventually attracted all of the other crows, too. Then the Scarecrow felt inadequate, like he was not able to perform his job. After telling his story, the Scarecrow and Dorothy continued on their way until it became dark and they stumbled upon a cottage to rest for the night.
The fifth and final chapter of this chunk of the book is called "The Rescue of the Tin Woodman." This story focuses around Dorothy and the Scarecrow's adventure with stumbling upon the Tin Woodman. As they left the cottage in the morning, they found a fresh spring and ate breakfast and bathed. Then they returned to the yellow brick road to continue their journey, but they heard a groaning sound. They turned around and saw a tin man who seemed to be frozen with an ax in his hand. He told them to get his oil, and they began oiling his joints. Eventually, he was able to move again. Then he told them the story about his previous life and why he wanted to go to Oz to get a heart. He was a woodman who promised the woman he loved that he would build her a house. However, the old woman that she lived with did not want her to get married, so she told the Wicked Witch of the East to prevent the marriage. So the witch enchanted his ax, so when he tried to cut down trees, the ax kept slipping from his hands and he eventually cut off all of his limbs. So he had the tinner make him a body of tin. During his misfortune, he had lost his heart and now he desires to have it back so he can love again.
Bibliography:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1900).
Image information:
Cover of the original book. Web Source.
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