1. WRITE AN ESSAY IN WHICH YOU ANALYZE HOW THE WIZARD OF OZ PROVIDES AMERICANS WITH A TEXT THAT HELPS THEM MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM THE COUNTRY TO THE CITY AND SETS THE STAGE FOR THE COMMODIFIED AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE OF THE 20^TH CENTURY. BE SURE TO EXPLAIN WHY DOROTHY RETURNS TO KANSAS.

2. WRITE A COHERENT ESSAY IN WHICH YOU ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN THE USE OF BLACK ICONIC IMAGES (AND OTHER ETHNIC IMAGES) TO SELL PRODUCTS AS THE ECONOMY OF MASS CONSUMPTION EXPANDED IN THE LATE 19^TH AND EARLY 20^TH CENTURY. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO INCLUDE IMAGES IN YOUR PAPER.