Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Outline for Research Paper

This is what I have so far. I know it is not completed yet but I will finished the rest tomorrow.

I. Introduction

a. Who said that writing children literature can not be a way to demonstrate politics?

b. Thesis: The children’s famous story, The Wizard of Oz, can be depicted as a political allegory of the Populism era during United State’s history through its characters and symbolism from the story.

II. Populism

a. What was the Populist?

i. During the 1890s, there was a political party known as the People’s Party.

ii. They are known as the Populist Party.

iii. This party was originated in Kansas.

iv. Their platform was that they wanted “…he direct election of United States Senators, a graduated income tax, woman’s suffrage, government ownership of the railroads, improved working conditions in factories, and easier access to credit.” (www.ohiohistorycentral.org)

v. They wanted to gain some political power in office, which they fought for women suffrage and proposed a direct election of senators.

vi. It was a way to get votes and add the numbers to their party.

vii. For the railroads, they thought that the government should control it to make the farmers happy with their financial problems.

viii. In addition to helping their financial problems, the Populist thought they would have accessible credit for farmers.

ix. “The populist believed that the federal government needed to play a more active role in the American economy by regulating various businesses, especially the railroads.” (www.ohiohistorycentral.org)

x. They also wanted to have “regulation of telephone and insurance companies, sumptuary legislation, alterations in the civil codes regarding family relationships, measures bearing upon personal morality and amendments to the criminal codes.” (Bicha, 627)

xi. These were what their reform proposals that they did not make it a central part of their concerns.

b. Who was the Populist?

i. Members of the Populist came from the plains and the mountains.

ii. Populist controlled sevens states, which are Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Colorado, Montana, Idaho, and Washington. (Bicha, 627)

iii. Many members of the Populist Party came from farmers that were unsatisfied with the Democratic and Republican parties.

iv. The Populist’s members consist from Farmers' Alliances, the Grange, and the Knights of Labor.

c. What was their impact to US’s history?

i. The Populist Party turned into the Democratic Party, which we still have today as one of the major political parties.

ii. “In 1892, the People's Party formed a national organization. The party selected James Weaver as its candidate for the presidency of the United States. The Populist platform called for government ownership of the railroads and the telephone and telegraph networks. It also demanded the free coinage of silver, an end to private script, a graduated income tax, direct election of senators, additional government and railroad-owned land being made available to homesteaders, and the implementation of secret ballots. The Populists won numerous political offices at the state and local levels, but Weaver finished a distant third to Grover Cleveland in the presidential election. By the election of 1896, the Democratic Party had absorbed many of the Populist ideals, causing the People's Party to cease to exist as a national organization.” (www.ohiohistorycentral.org)

III. Wizard of Oz

a. What is the story of the Wizard of Oz?

i. In the 1900’s, Lyman Frank Baum had written the novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

ii. This story is about a story of a girl named Dorothy who lives on a small farm in Kansas.

iii. Dorothy lives with her Aunt Emily and Uncle Henry.

iv. The story takes the reader on a journey to a place called Oz, when a cyclone hits and takes Dorothy and her dog Toto away.

v. They both arrive in a strange place where the good witch and tiny people called Munchkins.

vi. Then the falling house kills the Wicked Witch of the East

vii. The Good Witch of the North goes with the Munchkins to greet Dorothy, which she gives her the Silver Slipper (in the film it was red).

viii. She is also given a kiss by the Good Witch of the North, so no one cannot harm Dorothy with that kiss

ix. Dorothy goes down the Yellow Brick Road and along the way she meets the Scarecrow, Tin Woodsman, and Cowardly Lion.

x. They all join her to ahead towards the Emerald City to see the Wizard to help them.

xi. They reached Emerald City and the Wizard agrees to help each of them on one exception: someone have to kill the Wicked Witch of the West, who rules the Winkie Country.

xii. So they all start their journey to the Winkie Country, but they encountered attacks with wolves, crows, bees, and the Winkie soliders that the Wicked Witch sent them.

xiii. Then, the Witch used the power of the Golden Cap to summons Winged Monkeys to destroy all the travelers except for the Cowardly Lion

xiv. Everyone was destroyed except Dorothy and Toto because of that kiss the Good Witch of the North gave Dorothy.

xv. Dorothy, Toto, and Cowardly Lion are then taken by the Winged Moneys to the castle of the Wicked Witch.

xvi. Then, Dorothy was forced to be the Wicked Witch’s maid and the Lion is to pull her chariot.

xvii. The lion refuses and Dorothy got mad and threw the bucket of water on the Wicked Witch.

xviii. The Witch starts to melt and the Winkies are freed from her tyranny.

xix. The Winkies also help assembled the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, which the Tin Woodman later becomes the ruler.

xx. Then Dorothy goes back to Emerald City, which alleviated the city because she used the Golden Cap.

xxi. They all meet the Wizard again and Toto tips over the screen in a corner of the throne room.

xxii. It reveals the old man who had traveled there himself long age and ruled the Land of Oz

xxiii. Then, the Wizard grants each of them what they wanted.

xxiv. For Dorothy, the Wizard sends her home with the balloon but the rope breaks and he flies away.

xxv. So, the Winged Monkeys carry her home but cannot make it across the desert surrounding Oz.

xxvi. They journeyed to the Glinda’s palace, the Good Witch of the South to help them home.

xxvii. When they reached to Glinda’s palace, Glinda told Dorothy she already had the power to go home with her Silver Shoes.

xxviii. Her friends are taken back to their places with the Golden Cap.

xxix. Dorothy returns the Cap to the king of the Winged Monkeys, which they can no longer be under its spell.

xxx. Dorothy and Toto return to Kansas and a joyful family reunion. (www.answers.com).

IV. Connection Between them

a. Characters

b. Symbolism

V. Conclusion

a.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

This is very long, but it's unclear how you organize your points. Put into the standard hierarchical outline format.