For today’s post, we are going to look at some events and factors that lead to the writing of The Wizard of Oz. We are also exploring how a book chocked full of creativity also features some hurtful stereotypes. Understanding L Frank Baum can be tricky. However, the purpose of this post is to shed some light on what was happening in the world during the time of the publication of this book. After all, we cannot simply look at a book in isolation. Instead, we need to look at all the factors, including social, political, and historical, around an author to determine why they created a particular work.
Monthly Archives: September 2024
Worldbuilding with L Frank Baum
I was recently reading L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz and I noticed something funny: Baum really developed a world where anything is possible right from the start of his book. And, he was able to do it in just a few short pages. In this post, we are going to examine worldbuilding with L Frank Baum.
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‘Something Wicked this Way Comes’ by Ray Bradbury: Facing Darkness
Not many stories can start as innocuously as Something Wicked this Way Comes by Ray Bradbury. With the intervention of a lightning rod salesman with a conspicuous name, the story begins. But the threat of dark storms on the horizon only foretell what is to come in this wonderfully scary and dark fantasy novel. In this post, we are examining darkness in one of Ray Bradbury’s finest novels.
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