First blog: World views

What do you need to look for when searching for the worldview of a text.


When reading a text for the first time or event the billionth time it is important to figure out what is being discussed as well as how conclusions are made by the author and what they believe in. When looking for how the author develops his ideas one should look for how he bases opinions as well as how they develop worldly ideas or expressions of well-known philosophies. First look for any obvious signs of religous afiliation with a common religion. Then base beliefs or statements made by the author according to the religion he/she claims to be in association with. If the author is not clear on what the worldview of the text is or what their belief is than one must try there best to put the pieces together. look for blatant statements, who they quote, who they defend, as well as who they argue against. If one looks for these main pieces, the puzzle should be fairly easy to put together as to what the worldview is.

What is the worldview of the Wizard of Oz?

The world view of the Wizard of Oz is a bit tough for me seeing as I saw the movie when i was a youngster. By doing a little research i can conclude the following. I have come to conclude that the Wizard of Oz has a fairly christian worldview. Dorothy the girl is off to see the wonderful Wizard of Oz intended to be the figurative Godhead. The witch is considered satan and it is up to her and her "Buddies" to free the land of its misery. Anyways, this world view is quite obvious, but is not to be mistaken with its relevance to our own lives.