What is the analysis of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'?

Answer 1

Introduction, rising action, climax, falling action and conclusion make up the analysis of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz."

Specifically, an analysis is an act of breaking something into its component units. The following is the application of that analysis to "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 - May 6, 1919).

1. The introduction is Chapter 1. Dorothy Gale is blown away from her Kansas family by a tornado.

2. The rising action is Chapters 2 through 9. Dorothy travels through the Munchkin Country. She meets up with the Scarecrow (Chapter 3), the Tin Woodman (Chapter 5), and the Cowardly Lion (Chapter 6). She finally arrives with those companions at the Emerald City.

3. The climax is Chapters 10 through 13. Dorothy and her companions have their interviews with the Wizard. They travel to the Winkie Country, where the Wicked Witch of the West is destroyed. They finally return to the Emerald City.

4. The resolution is Chapters 14 through 23. Dorothy and her companions find out that the Wizard is really a humbug. They insist on holding him to his promises. The Wizard therefore resorts to a little imagination in giving the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman what they have wished for. He then makes a balloon in which to take Dorothy back to Kansas, but ends up sailing away on his own. Then Dorothy, on the advice of the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, travels to the Quadling Country in the south to seek Glinda. Glinda tells her how she can get back to Kansas by using the Silver Shoes.

5. The conclusion is Chapter 24 and takes up just one page. Dorothy is reunited with her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em in Kansas.

Answer 2

The author, the illustrator, the publisher and the publishing date are facts about the book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz."

Specifically, the author was Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 - May 6, 1919). The illustrator was William Wallace Denslow (May 5, 1856 - May 27, 1915). The publisher was the George M. Hill Company of Chicago, Illinois. The publishing date was May 17, 1900.