{"id":5551,"date":"2016-05-24T11:26:10","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T18:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=5551"},"modified":"2016-05-24T11:26:10","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T18:26:10","slug":"which-oz-character-are-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/which-oz-character-are-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Oz character are you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dorothy-and-friends.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5552 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dorothy-and-friends.png\" alt=\"Dorothy and friends\" width=\"211\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a>As you know, there are two sides to every story (sometimes more, depending on the number of characters involved).\u00a0 Let&#8217;s look at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Wizard_of_Oz_(1939_film)\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Wizard of Oz<\/em><\/a>, the movie version, with different perspectives,\u00a0\u00a0 different points of view.<\/p>\n<p>The Wizard: Wise and knowing? Or a fraud?<\/p>\n<p>Dorothy: Sweet and innocent? Or a spoiled orphan?<\/p>\n<p>Uncle Henry: Owner and Farm Manager? Or just a guy doing what he likes to do?<\/p>\n<p>Auntie Em: Home Sweet Home and apple pie? Or bossy?<\/p>\n<p>Hunk the farmhand\/Scarecrow: \u00a0Simple minded? Or observant and resourceful?<\/p>\n<p>Hickory the farmhand\/Tin Man: A hunk of machine parts? Or kind and sensitive?<\/p>\n<p>Zeke the farmhand\/ Cowardly Lion: A coward? Or a leader?<\/p>\n<p>Miss Gulch\/Wicked Witch of the West: Mean and ornery? Or misunderstood?<\/p>\n<p>Glinda The Good Witch of the South: Too good to be true? Or conniving (why didn&#8217;t she tell Dorothy about the shoes when they first met?)<\/p>\n<p>Toto: Just a frolicky little dog? Or pesky?<\/p>\n<p>The Winged Monkeys: Horrible? Or loyal?\u00a0 Horrible and loyal?<\/p>\n<p>When developing fictional characters, consider their strengths and their weaknesses; their triumphs and their faults. \u00a0Make them feel real, like the characters in <em>The Wizard of Oz<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, which Oz character do you identify with?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gradesaver.com\/the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz\/study-guide\/character-list\" target=\"_blank\">The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Character List<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vulture.com\/2013\/03\/wizard-of-oz-theories-gold-standard-feminist-religion-jung.html\" target=\"_blank\">7 Theories Of What The Wizard of Oz Is Really About<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you know, there are two sides to every story (sometimes more, depending on the number of characters involved).\u00a0 Let&#8217;s look at The Wizard of Oz, the movie version, with different perspectives,\u00a0\u00a0 different points of view. The Wizard: Wise and knowing? Or a fraud? Dorothy: Sweet and innocent? Or a spoiled orphan? 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