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The Cowardly Lion


The topic I have chosen to conduct research on is the Wizard of Oz Stories. I am very interested in this saga of books and how it differs from the films. As of right now, my understanding is that this story is similar to The Chronicles of Narnia in the way that different travelers take a journey to this separate world and watch it change over time.
From Professor Gibbs email in response to my favored story topics, I have chosen a chunk of stories that seem very interesting. I have chosen the Third Chunk of stories to dive into and that chunk contains these stories; 12. The Search for the Wicked Witch 13. The Rescue 14. The Winged Monkeys 15. The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible 16. The Magic Art of the Great Humbug. Wizard Of Oz Stories

I have chosen this chunk due to my familiarity with some of the stories, as well as my unfamiliarity with other story aspects. For instance, the wicked witch is a character who I know and understand, but when it comes to "The Magic Art of the Great Humbug" I am completely oblivious to what that entails.

I am very excited to dive into this story more and get a whole new understanding of the Wizard Of Oz.
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