How does the Wizard act in 'The Wizard of Oz'?

Answer 1

That he knows that what he does is bogus is the reason why the Wizard is a con artist in "The Wizard of Oz."

Specifically, a con artist describes a person who cheats others through deceit or fraud. The description fits the Wizard. In the original 1900 book edition and the beloved 1939 film version, the Wizard gives to the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman external remedies that have nothing to do with internal characteristics. The only person that he does not swindle is Dorothy Gale, to whom he offers the honest remedy of a ride back home.

Answer 2

Self-servinglyand suspiciously is how the Wizard acts in "The Wizard of Oz."

Specifically, the Wizard does not seem to be humanitarian. He exacts terrible prices for his favors, such as demanding the death of the Wicked Witch of the West in exchange for Dorothy Gale, her pet dog Toto and their friends the Lion, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman realizing their dreams. He plays his cards close to his chest and is suspicious and disdainful for others comes out much more in the original 1900 book edition than the beloved 1939 film version of "The Wizard of Oz."

Answer 3

In the original 1900 book edition of 'The Wizard of Oz', a man with a hurt leg and his family give a night's room and board to Dorothy Gale; her pet dog Toto; and her three friends the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Woodman. The man warns the five friends that the Wizard doesn't like people to have easy access to his company or to know how he really looks. Later, to the five friends, the Wizard explains that he wants his people and visitors to think of him as a Great Wizard. Changed appearances lead viewers to think of skilled wizardry. So the Wizard wants to control the access to him, and therefore both the number of social contacts and the opinion of his people and visitors. This way, no one knows how ordinary he looks and is or what a humbug magician he is.

In the beloved 1939 film version, the Wizard changes his appearance to intimidate his people and visitors. He belittles and awes them with his unpredictable, changing appearances. In such a way, people and visitors are too intimidated to put forth their requests. The Wizard doesn't want requests. As a humbug, he fears that there's too much of a chance that he can't fulfill the requests.

Answer 4

To avoid confusion between the book and the film versions of 'The Wizard of Oz' the title of the book was changed to 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. The book originally was published as 'The Wizard of Oz', in 1900, by Lyman Frank Baum [May 15, 1856-May 6, 1919]. There were a number of silent film versions of the book. But the most successful, enduring and class version was the beloved 1939 film production.

Answer 5

Building the Emerald Palace, getting the love of his subjects, making three characters essentially do something for nothing; and returning home are what the Wizard accomplishes in "The Wizard of Oz."

Specifically, the Wizard lands in Oz. He is nothing but a humbug magician back home in Nebraska. But he enters a land in political crisis and rises to the challenge. He ends up getting a lavish residence built for him and ruling exactly how he wants to. But things change when he must get Dorothy, her pet dog Toto and their three traveling companions kill his arch enemy in essence for free. He believes that he really can meet Dorothy's wish to get back home, but ends up just meeting his own needs.