Not really. For the Wizard doesn't give a good first impression. But then he doesn't meet readers at a happy point in his life. He comes to Oz by accident, as a young man, and grows old governing a country that he hadn't known existed. So his behavior is fear-based. Like Dorothy, he fears that he won't see his home ever again. The Wizard comes off as a loud, humbug who's used to playing his cards close to his chest. We find out that he started out as a ventriloquist, but switched to magic acts. Unfortunately, he isn't good at what he wants to be in life: a magician. So he also fears that he'll be found out for the imposter that he really is. The ever wary Wizard governs the land of Oz as Supreme Ruler. There's no indication of legislative bodies, political activities, or political parties. Whether or not this is what he likes in government, he doesn't have much choice. For the people of Oz are used to benevolent despotism from their hereditary monarchs, and are happy with his absolute rule. And all this is taking place during stressful times. For what we don't know in this first book is the good luck for the people of Oz that the Wizard's balloon blows off course. In the later Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, we learn the gory details. The hereditary monarch Oz had been kidnapped by Mombi, the wicked predecessor of the Good Witch of the North. His son Oz was allowed to be a puppet ruler. And his granddaughter Ozma is under a spell. Male hereditary monarchs are ka Oz, females Ozma. So the people rejoice when they see the Wizard and his balloon with the initials O.Z. Once he learns of the Wicked Witches' evil ways, he sides with the people. But, once again, he fears that his lack of magical skills will be found out by the Witches, and that the consequences will be devastating for him and the people of Oz. And he does a good job of bluffing. For the people love him, and the Witches don't know his utter weakness. So he appeals to readers by his commitmentto a job that he hadn't wanted, and to a people that he hadn't counted on growing old with. So like the Cowardly Lion, the Wizard gives us hints of a more likeable, relaxed personality underneath all the fears. For he ends up letting the five travellers know about his limitations, and his poignant awareness of his shortcomings, in his beloved field of magic. So like the Cowardly Lion, he appeals to readers by his honesty.
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1910).
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The Making of The Wizard of Oz has 368 pages.
Nicko is the lion in the Wizard Of Oz
there were no snomen in the wizard of oz
Yes. The wizard of Oz is a musical.
The Wizard of Oz was a musical play.
Daniel Scott was the producer of The Wizard of OZ
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1910).
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Frank Morgan, AKA the Wizard of Oz.
The Wizard of Oz lived in Emerald City.
Google study questions for The Wizard of Oz.
Yes, The Wizard of Oz is for all ages.
Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz was created in 1939.
No his is not really a wizard. He is an ordinary man that has some skill with equipment and can throw his voice. He was a balloonist that got blown to Oz.
No, Portia Nelson was not in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.