McAPUSH: Kirsten Brown commenting on Haley Jensen's post on The Wizard of Oz

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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Kirsten Brown commenting on Haley Jensen's post on The Wizard of Oz

I chose The Wizard of Oz for the same reasons and I felt the same way about the writing. It was descriptive, but open to the imagination at the same time. It was very odd. You got an image from the text that was unique to the reader and his or her feelings at that time, but it did not have every specific detail written down for you to read. Baum drew less on emotion of the reader and instead focused on making it relatable. After reading the book, you have the feeling that the Land of Oz is real and Dorothy really did travel there. You don't feel like you've just finished reading a book.