unit ii- becoming a world power “the gilded age”

Unit II- Becoming a World Unit II- Becoming a World Power Power

“The Gilded Age”“The Gilded Age”

What do the following mean?What do the following mean?

Inflation (ex. 1965 and today)Inflation (ex. 1965 and today) Deflation (ex. 1965 and today)Deflation (ex. 1965 and today) Tight money (ex. 1965 and today)Tight money (ex. 1965 and today) Easy Money (ex. 1965 and today)Easy Money (ex. 1965 and today)

““OZ”-OZ”-

““oz”oz”

So, you think you know all So, you think you know all about the “Wizard of Oz”?about the “Wizard of Oz”?

Sometimes stories are written as Sometimes stories are written as allegories- that is to represent real allegories- that is to represent real situations in symbolic terms. situations in symbolic terms. Gulliver’s TravelsGulliver’s Travels is one such is one such allegory. So is the allegory. So is the Wonderful World Wonderful World of Oz (Wizard of Ozof Oz (Wizard of Oz). It represented ). It represented the political, economic and social the political, economic and social situation in the 1890’s. The writer, situation in the 1890’s. The writer, Lyman Frank Baum, wrote it in 1900 Lyman Frank Baum, wrote it in 1900 about life in the 1890’s. Keep that in about life in the 1890’s. Keep that in mind.mind.

DorothyDorothy““Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Dorothy lived in the midst of the great

Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmers wife. When and Aunt Em, who was the farmers wife. When Dorothy looked around, she could see nothing but the Dorothy looked around, she could see nothing but the great gray prairie on every side. Not a tree nor a great gray prairie on every side. Not a tree nor a house broke the brad sweep of flat country that house broke the brad sweep of flat country that reached to the edge of the sky in all directions. The reached to the edge of the sky in all directions. The sun baked the plowed land into a gray mass, with little sun baked the plowed land into a gray mass, with little cracks running through it. Even the grass was not cracks running through it. Even the grass was not green. Once the house had been painted, but the sun green. Once the house had been painted, but the sun blistered the paint and rains washed it away, and now blistered the paint and rains washed it away, and now the house was as dull and gray as everything else.”the house was as dull and gray as everything else.”

““When Aunt Em came to live there, she was a When Aunt Em came to live there, she was a pretty wife. The sun and wind had changed her too. pretty wife. The sun and wind had changed her too. They had taken the sparkle from her eyes and left They had taken the sparkle from her eyes and left them sober gray.”them sober gray.”

““Uncle Henry never laughed. He worked hard Uncle Henry never laughed. He worked hard from morning til night and did not know what joy was. from morning til night and did not know what joy was. He was gray also from his long beard to his rough He was gray also from his long beard to his rough boots and he looked stern and solemn and rarely boots and he looked stern and solemn and rarely spoke.”spoke.”

““It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from growing as gray as her surroundings. saved her from growing as gray as her surroundings. Toto was not gray; he was a little black dog.”Toto was not gray; he was a little black dog.”

Question #1Question #1

What does Baum What does Baum think of the prairie think of the prairie and life on the and life on the Prairie?Prairie?

The CycloneThe Cyclone

A cyclone lifts A cyclone lifts Dorothy and Toto Dorothy and Toto in their house and in their house and deposits them deposits them “very gently-for a “very gently-for a cyclone- in the cyclone- in the midst of a country midst of a country of marvelous of marvelous beauty [the Land beauty [the Land of Oz]”of Oz]”

Question #2 Question #2

What does the What does the Land of Oz Land of Oz represent?represent?

Wicked Witch of the EastWicked Witch of the East

Dorothy’s house has Dorothy’s house has come down on the come down on the wicked Witch of wicked Witch of the East, killing the East, killing her. The wicked her. The wicked Witch had kept the Witch had kept the little Muchkin little Muchkin people “in people “in bondage for many bondage for many years, making years, making them slave for her them slave for her day and night.”day and night.”


What does the What does the Wicked Witch of Wicked Witch of the East represent?the East represent?


What do the What do the Munchkin people Munchkin people represent?represent?

““Were not in Kansas anymore”Were not in Kansas anymore”

The land of Oz is The land of Oz is surrounded by deserts, surrounded by deserts, Dorothy wants to get Dorothy wants to get back to Kansas. So she back to Kansas. So she wants to travel to the wants to travel to the Emerald City to see the Emerald City to see the Wizard of Oz, who she Wizard of Oz, who she hopes will tell her how hopes will tell her how to cross the desert back to cross the desert back to Kansas. The Wizard to Kansas. The Wizard has the answers to all has the answers to all questions. Even the questions. Even the witches feel he “is more witches feel he “is more powerful than all the powerful than all the rest of us put together.”rest of us put together.”


What does Emerald What does Emerald City represent?City represent?


What does the What does the Wizard of Oz Wizard of Oz represent?represent?

DorothyDorothy

Dorothy is Dorothy is levelheaded, levelheaded, human, and human, and innocent, and innocent, and she thinks quite she thinks quite naturally about naturally about others.others.


What does Dorothy What does Dorothy represent?represent?

Yellow Brick Road and the Yellow Brick Road and the magic Silver Shoesmagic Silver Shoes

Dorothy is directed by the Good Dorothy is directed by the Good Witch of the North to follow Witch of the North to follow the dangerous Yellow Brick the dangerous Yellow Brick Road toward Emerald City. Road toward Emerald City. Dorothy is wearing the Silver Dorothy is wearing the Silver Shoes formerly owned by the Shoes formerly owned by the dead Witch of the East. No dead Witch of the East. No one understands the power one understands the power of the shoes. Only at the of the shoes. Only at the end of the story will the end of the story will the Good Witch of the South tell Good Witch of the South tell Dorothy: “Your Silver Shoes Dorothy: “Your Silver Shoes will carry you over the will carry you over the desert…if you had known desert…if you had known their power, you could have their power, you could have gone back to Aunt the very gone back to Aunt the very first day you came to this first day you came to this country.country.


What does the What does the Yellow Brick Road Yellow Brick Road represent?represent?


What do the Silver What do the Silver Shoes represent?Shoes represent?

ScarecrowScarecrow

The first person The first person Dorothy meets is the Dorothy meets is the Scarecrow. He feels Scarecrow. He feels quite inferior and has quite inferior and has a lot of self-doubt, a lot of self-doubt, for he thinks he for he thinks he needs real brains to needs real brains to replace the common replace the common straw in his head. straw in his head. Later, Scarecrow is Later, Scarecrow is shown to be a very shown to be a very shrewd and capable shrewd and capable individual.individual.


What does the What does the Scarecrow Scarecrow represent?represent?

Tin WoodsmanTin WoodsmanDorothy meets the Tin Woodsman. He Dorothy meets the Tin Woodsman. He

was once an independent and was once an independent and hardworking person, but had been hardworking person, but had been put under a spell by the Wicked Witch put under a spell by the Wicked Witch of the East. Every time he swung his of the East. Every time he swung his axe it would chop off a different part axe it would chop off a different part of his body. Knowing no other trade of his body. Knowing no other trade the Woodsman “worked harder than the Woodsman “worked harder than ever,” for luckily in Oz tinsmiths can ever,” for luckily in Oz tinsmiths can repair such things. Soon the repair such things. Soon the Woodsman was all tin. When it Woodsman was all tin. When it rained, the Tin Woodsman, being rained, the Tin Woodsman, being made of tin, rusted. He had been made of tin, rusted. He had been standing in the same position for a standing in the same position for a year without moving before Dorothy year without moving before Dorothy came along and oiled his joints. He came along and oiled his joints. He feels he is no longer capable of that feels he is no longer capable of that most human of sentiments, love. He most human of sentiments, love. He wants to go with Dorothy to see the wants to go with Dorothy to see the Wizard of Oz to get a heart so he can Wizard of Oz to get a heart so he can love again.love again.


What does the Tin What does the Tin Woodsman Woodsman represent?represent?

Cowardly LionCowardly Lion

Next Dorothy meets the Next Dorothy meets the Cowardly Lion. People Cowardly Lion. People are frightened of his are frightened of his roar, but he is really a roar, but he is really a coward. He hopes the coward. He hopes the Wizard will give him Wizard will give him courage. When the courage. When the Lion met the group, Lion met the group, he “struck at the Tin he “struck at the Tin Woodsman with his Woodsman with his sharp claws but he sharp claws but he could not make an could not make an impression on the impression on the tin.”tin.”


What does the Lion What does the Lion represent?represent?


What does it mean What does it mean that the Lion was that the Lion was unable to impress unable to impress the Tin Woodsman?the Tin Woodsman?

The GroupThe Group

The Group- Dorothy, the The Group- Dorothy, the Lion, Tin Woodsman, and Lion, Tin Woodsman, and the Scarecrow- travel the Scarecrow- travel toward Emerald City for toward Emerald City for answers. The Wizard of answers. The Wizard of Oz appears to be Oz appears to be something different to something different to each person in the group each person in the group when they meet him. The when they meet him. The Wizard asks the group to Wizard asks the group to kill the Wicked Witch of kill the Wicked Witch of the West. The Yellow the West. The Yellow Brick road doesn’t go out Brick road doesn’t go out to the West, so they have to the West, so they have to follow the sun. to follow the sun.


What does the What does the Group represent?Group represent?

The wicked Witch of the WestThe wicked Witch of the West

The Witch of the West sends The Witch of the West sends wolves, then crows, then bees, wolves, then crows, then bees, and finally flying monkeys and finally flying monkeys against the group. The head against the group. The head monkey says, “Once…we were a monkey says, “Once…we were a free people, living happily in a free people, living happily in a great forest, flying from tree to great forest, flying from tree to tree, eating nuts and fruit, and tree, eating nuts and fruit, and doing just as we pleased without doing just as we pleased without calling anyone ‘master;’. This calling anyone ‘master;’. This was many years ago, long before was many years ago, long before Oz came out of the sky to rule Oz came out of the sky to rule over this land.” Under the over this land.” Under the control of evil , the monkeys do control of evil , the monkeys do evil; under good, they do good. evil; under good, they do good. The Monkey King says, “We The Monkey King says, “We belong to this land and cannot belong to this land and cannot leave it.”leave it.”


What does the What does the Witch of the West Witch of the West represent?represent?


What do the Flying What do the Flying Monkeys Monkeys represent?represent?

Ding Dong the Witch is DeadDing Dong the Witch is Dead

Dorothy is enslaved by Dorothy is enslaved by the Witch of the the Witch of the West. “Dorothy went West. “Dorothy went to work meekly, with to work meekly, with her mind made up to her mind made up to work as hard as she work as hard as she could, for she was could, for she was glad the Wicked Witch glad the Wicked Witch had decided not to kill had decided not to kill her.” But eventually her.” But eventually Dorothy destroys the Dorothy destroys the Witch by dousing her Witch by dousing her with a pail of water.with a pail of water.


Remembering what the Remembering what the wicked Witch of the West wicked Witch of the West represents, why is represents, why is Dorothy enslaved by the Dorothy enslaved by the witch and how could she witch and how could she destroy the Witch with a destroy the Witch with a pail of water?pail of water?

The Wizard is a fakeThe Wizard is a fake

When Dorothy and When Dorothy and the group return the group return to Emerald City, to Emerald City, they soon they soon discover that the discover that the Wizard has no Wizard has no answers.. The answers.. The Wizard says, “I Wizard says, “I am just a common am just a common man.” He can’t man.” He can’t help them.help them.


Why does the Why does the Wizard have no Wizard have no answers?answers?

Back to KansasBack to Kansas

Dorothy gets back to Dorothy gets back to Kansas by using the Kansas by using the power of the Silver power of the Silver Slippers. After she Slippers. After she leaves Oz, the leaves Oz, the Scarcrow reigns over Scarcrow reigns over Emerald City, the Tin Emerald City, the Tin Woodsman rules in Woodsman rules in the West, and the the West, and the Lion protects the Lion protects the beast of the grand old beast of the grand old forest.forest.


What does it mean What does it mean that the Scarecrow that the Scarecrow rules over the rules over the Emerald City and the Emerald City and the Tin Woodsman rules Tin Woodsman rules over the West?over the West?

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