The effect of Wizard of Oz on Me

“Somewhere over the rainbow,”- my favorite song from The Wizard of Oz from the first
time I saw it at age five to now. The very thought of leaving behind the black and white
reality to escape to a land of color and excitement fascinated me. Each time in viewing
this movie my imagination was filled with the dreams of what lay outside of Kemp.
Dorothy Gayle was an only child living on a farm on the Kansas countryside.
Without the companionship of any other children, Dorothy grew up alone with Auntie Em
and Uncle Henry. Like Dorothy, I, too, grew up in the country without any brothers or
sisters. Every day was spent longing for a friend to play with, and a colorful place filled
with adventure and excitement. I found all of this in The Wizard of Oz.
I stared in awe as Dorothy made her way down the yellow brick road, I sat in
suspense as the grains inside the Wicked Witch’s hourglass quickly trickled down, I
cheered...