Kansas (fictional setting of the film)
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Kansas is the drab, tornado-prone rural American setting in The Wizard of Oz that contrasts sharply with the colorful fantasy world of Oz.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional place
ⓘ
film setting ⓘ rural setting ⓘ |
| adaptationOfSettingFrom | Kansas in L. Frank Baum’s Oz books ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Aunt Em
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dorothy Gale NERFINISHED ⓘ Toto NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncle Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSong | “Over the Rainbow” (performed by Dorothy in Kansas) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Kansas (U.S. state) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingSettingOf | The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | fantasy world of Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
rural American farmland
ⓘ
tornado-prone ⓘ |
| diegeticEnvironment | agricultural community ⓘ |
| diegeticStatus | real world within the film’s story ⓘ |
| dominantColorScheme | sepia-toned black and white ⓘ |
| filmColorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| filmicTechnique | use of monochrome to distinguish it from Oz’s Technicolor ⓘ |
| genreContext | fantasy film ⓘ |
| keyEvent | tornado that transports Dorothy to Oz ⓘ |
| medium | live-action cinema ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | contrast to Oz ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | Dorothy’s home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStructureRole | frame story setting ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dusty farmyard
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farmhouse ⓘ |
| openingSettingOf | The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perceivedByProtagonistAs |
dull and confining at the beginning
ⓘ
precious and irreplaceable at the end ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | ordinary world ⓘ |
| productionNote | filmed on studio sets representing rural Kansas ⓘ |
| returnFromOzLocation | Dorothy’s bed in the Kansas farmhouse ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
home
ⓘ
reality ⓘ |
| themeRelation | “There’s no place like home” ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 20th century rural America ⓘ |
| transitionEventToOz | tornado carrying the house away ⓘ |
| visualContrastWith | Oz (fictional land) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
drab
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monochrome ⓘ |
| weatherFeature |
thunderstorm
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tornado ⓘ |
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