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 …showed first 75 words of 1070 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1070 total…Tab/>Back in Kansas Dorothy is reunited with her family and friends. Her world is once again black and white, but the impression of the complexities that color can bring are displayed on her concerned face like a stain. The bewilderment behind her eyes tells us that this will not be a journey soon forgotten as she hugs her family, and for the first time in her life understands them and their lives.