a conclusion The conclusion restates the ideas from the thesis and summarizes some of the main points from the essay The conclusion's final thought often considers additional implications for Haw to Conclude an Essay the essay or gives the reader Begin your conclusion with something to ponder further a recap of the thesis and a brief summary of the most In This Book important or strongest arguments Leave readers In this book you will read with a final thought that puts the essay in a larger summaries of works each context or considers its followed by an analysis wider implications Critical thinking sections will give you a chance to consider other theses and questions about the work Did you agree with the author s analysis What other questions are raised by the thesis and its arguments You can also see other directions the author could have pursued to analyze the work Then in the Analyze It section in the final pages of this book you will have an opportunity to create your own analysis paper 10
The Quest The book you are reading focuses on the theme of the quest which is also referred to as the journey The quest is a very popular theme throughout literature dating back thousands of years Quest literature includes a hero willing or unwilling who is typically called upon to journey to retrieve something or someone and return home This journey requires great exertion and places trials and obstacles in the path of the hero Often he or she is required to travel great distances and is sometimes Look for the Guides accompanied by a sidekick or group of Companions Quest literature usually also includes archetypal characters such as wizards wise men tricksters Throughout the chapters that analyze the works thesis statements have been highlighted The box next to the thesis helps explain what questions are being raised about the work Supporting arguments have also been highlighted The boxes next to the arguments help explain how these points support the thesis The conclusions are also accompanied by explanatory boxes Look for these guides throughout each analysis mentors companions star crossed lovers and devil figures who help or hinder the hero's
AN OVERVIEW OF The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz which was first published in 1900 follows the story of a young girl who is whisked away by a cyclone from her dreary gray existence on the Kansas prairie to the magical and colorful land of Oz The plot differs in some ways from the familiar 1939 film starring Judy Garland Baum's story opens by introducing Dorothy an orphaned girl who lives with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry in a sparsely furnished farmhouse in Kansas As the young girl looks around her all she sees is gray Dorothy's small dog Toto is the only happiness in her bleak world and he saved her from growing as gray as her other surroundings 12
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is the story of Dorothy's quest to the Emerald City and beyond 13
