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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz L.Frank Baum 第1页第2页The Wonderful Wizard of OzA childrens novel written by L.Frank Baum.Originally published in Chicago in 1900.The story tells the adventures of a young girl named Dorothy Gale in the Land of Oz,after being swept away from her home in a tornado.1939 MGM（美国米高梅电影制片企业)movieOne of the best-known stories in American popular culture and has been widely translated.第3页The Wonderful Wizard of OzIts popularity and the success of the popular 1902 Broadway musical led Baum to write thirteen more Oz books.The most popular one we read in China is the first of Oz books.And it is also called the Pilgrimage to the west(西游记)of America.第4页The father of American childrens literatureBorn in 1856,in New YorkIn 1897,he published his first book Mother Goose in Prose.L.Frank Baum 1856-1919第5页Plot Summary Dorothy is a young girl lives in Kansas（堪萨斯州）Little black dog TotoFarmhouse is caught up in a cyclone Landed in Munchkin Country,the eastern Land of Oz.Kills the evil ruler of the Munchkins-The Wicked Witch of the East.第6页Plot SummaryThe Good Witch of the North Silver shoes(believed to have magical properties)Go to the“Emerald City”(翡翠城）Ask the Wizard of Oz to help her.第7页Plot SummaryScarecrow(稻草人）Tin Woodman（铁皮人）Cowardly（胆小）Lion The Scarecrow wants to get a brain,The Tin Woodman a heart,The Cowardly Lion,courage.All believe that the Wizard can solve their troubles.第8页Plot SummaryOne of them kills the Wicked Witch of the West who rules over the western Winkie Country.第9页Plot SummaryThe Wicked Witch sees them coming and attempts various ways of killing them.Finally,the Wicked Witch of the West captures them 第10页Plot SummaryDorothys silver shoes,a bucket of water is threw on the Wicked Witch.The Witch melts away.第11页Plot Summary The Wizard provides them brain,heart and courage.Because of their faith in the Wizards power,these useless items only provide a focus for their desires.第12页Plot SummaryUse a new balloon,but failedFinally,Dorothy uses her silver shoes When she opens her eyes,Dorothy and Toto have returned to Kansas to a joyful family reunion.第13页Themes Baum explores the theme of self-contradiction in The Wizard of Oz.The Scarecrow,the Tin Woodman,and the Cowardly Lion all lack self-confidence.The Scarecrow believes that he has no brain,though he comes up with clever solutions to several problems that they encounter on their journey.The Tin Woodman believes that he lacks a heart,but is moved to tears when misfortune befalls the various creatures they meet.The Cowardly Lion believes that he has no courage even though he is consistently brave through their journey.第14页ThemesBy the end of the novel,the characters attain self-fulfillment when they have met their objectives.To convince the characters they have the qualities they desire,the Wizard gives them all they need to inspire their intellect,love and courage.第15页CommentsCommentsThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz received positive critical reviews upon release.第16页CommentsCommentsThis last story of The Wizard is ingeniously woven out of commonplace material.It is of course an extravaganza,but will surely be found to appeal strongly to child readers as well as to the younger children,to whom it will be read by mothers or those having charge of the entertaining of children.There seems to be an inborn love of stories in child minds,and one of the most familiar and pleading requests of children is to be told another story.The New York Times,September 8,1900第17页CommentsCommentsThe book has a bright and joyous atmosphere,and does not dwell upon killing and deeds of violence.Enough stirring adventure enters into it,however,to flavor it with zest,and it will indeed be strange if there be a normal child who will not enjoy the story.第18页Cultural impactThe Wizard of Oz has been an inspiration for many fantasy novels and films.It has been translated or adapted into well over fifty languages,at times being modified in local variations.And its fame has greatly increased mainly because of the many network telecasts of the 1939 film version of the book.第19页第20页第21页