“Baum admitted that he was inspired to write about a little girl character by Lewis Carroll’s heroin, Alice of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. (1865)” This book is just as well-known as Baums’, even crossovers being made. A good inspiration led him to his master pieces that are still loved today. He wrote his works for many different reasons. “There’s textual evidence to suggest that Baum put a great deal of himself into the character of the wizard: he gave the character, for example, his love of stage magic and puns.” Baum has a reason and way of writing that made the characters feel real, of course because they were based on real people. Baum enjoyed a good laugh from time to time, even incorporating jokes into the story right under the reader’s nose. “But also reflect the authors penchant for word play. In chapter 2, for example, he describes The scarecrows voice as ‘husky’ A clear reference to corn husks. (316, Thomas) We author has a very lighthearted, whimsical way of writing that shows his child at heart. The way he wrote was almost one of a kind. No other could put in as much heart, soul and laughter for children as he did.…show more content… It was his sole purpose for writing the story. Baum, though they had difficulties, had an illustrator for his book. W. W Denslow was his name and despite their scuffles, all the original artwork was done by him. “You ought to be ashamed of yourself!” (63, Baum) In the book, many illustrations were designed to give a visual for the nausea. In this scene, young Dorothy is scolding the cowardly lion for attempting to bite her dog, Toto. She is depicted on the yellow brick road surrounded by her friends with a stern finger in the face of the weeping and timid
