transcript of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz & The Chronicles of Narnia
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe
Relationship
Escaped a dreary life.
Dorothy is an orphan. The kids in Narnia are orphaned by the war.
Started as ordinary people then they became special.
Both battled evil in different forms.
Both had animal helpers/magical creatures.
Both found companions along the way.
Both traveled through a forest/wilderness and met obstacles, i.e: gulf across the road/river of melting ice.
Main characters found a power within to overcome the obstacles and/or evil.
Both stories have a Wicked Witch with henchmen, flying monkeys/wolves.
Dorothy frees the munchkins/kids free Narnia.
Both stories are journeys of self-actualization: children to young adults.
Eventually returned home or back to original dimension.
Oz = Azlan. Both were searching for a higher power to help them.
Transformation
Oz: escape world is colorful
Narnia: escape world is cold and dreary
Oz: secular
Narnia: religious
Oz: takes out nightmare
Narnia: adds nightmare back in
Culture & Perception
Children are curious and want to explore the unknown.
Both stories have children who want independence from their family.
They realize that they need a support system to help them.
Children need family/adult guidance to get themselves out of bad situations.
Gender stereotypes are also present, as in both stories the woman is evil and the hero is male.
In Wizard of Oz, the male hero ends up being a fraud and Dorothy becomes hero. In The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Aslan is always the hero.
Both stories have the girls first discover the new land, and then need male companions to help them through.
Peter is deemed the leader of the battle against the White Queen
Opinion & Demographics
As a group, what we liked about the Wizard of Oz
The biggest appeal to children would be is the talking animals and inanimate objects.
Also the alternate universe or fantasy land.
The age group and demographic The Wizard of Oz appeals to is children of all ages. Baum made it very "G" rated as he took out the "nightmares versus Narnia containing more dark components in the film. Therefore, the age group would be around age 10 and up.
The text ultimately teaches self actualization and independence. The obstacles endured, make a more independent and betterment of Dorthy.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Bich-Lien Nguyen
Grace Song
John Bailey
Lauren Charman
Taylor Frank
More presentations by Lien Nguyen