Analysis of the Wizard of Oz

Kathryn Wall
Literature and Film
The Wizard of Oz, A Child's Tale of Growing Up
<Tab/>As a child the first viewing of The Wizard of Oz is almost a rite of passage. The techno colored fantasy is a favorite movie for as long as any one movie can hold a small child's attention, and then is lost in the shuffle. It later becomes one of those movies that everyone has seen, and reveres as nothing more than a childhood memory. However, there is more to the movie than a youngster can grasp and most people don't take the time to recognize the undertone of the glitzy tale. I can't now…