The Wizard of Oz story
The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, it was primarily directed by Victor Fleming, who left production to take over the troubled Gone with the Wind. It stars Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, and Margaret Hamilton. Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, and Edgar Allan Woolf received credit for the screenplay, while others made uncredited contributions. The music was composed by Harold Arlen and adapted by Herbert Stothart, with lyrics by Edgar "Yip" Harburg.
17 total · 3 choice · 5 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| fantasy land | choice | The story takes place in a fantastical realm, inhabited by strange creatures, called Oz. |
| the desire for personal development | choice | Each of Dorothy's three companions yearned to improve on themselves in one way or the other. Scarecrow desired to become smarter by obtaining a brain. Tin Man wanted to have a heart. Cowardly Lion longed for courage. |
| what if I could never go home | choice | Dorothy was worried about getting home and at various points despaired over, as it seemed, never being able to do so. |
| courage | major | Cowardly Lion went along with Dorothy hoping to acquire some courage. |
| friendship | major | Dorothy made friends with the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion. They became fast companions on their journey to the Emerald City. |
| humanoid robot | major | The Tin Man was a vaguely man-shaped artificial automaton. |
| master and pet | major | Dorothy briefly ran away from home in order to save her pet pooch Toto whom a wicked witch of a woman wanted to have destroyed. Toto remained her companion through the story. |
| witch | major | Oz was inhabited by four witches, one for each cardinal direction. The primary antagonist of the story is the Wicked Witch of the West. |
| aunt and niece | minor | Auntie Em and Dorothy. |
| clairvoyance | minor | Professor Marvel, a small-time charlatan, pretended to see Dorothy's family inside his crystal ball. This he did to convince Dorthy to return home. Dorthy bought it hook, line and sinker. |