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Orphanhood and the Search for Home in L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and Boris Pasternak's "Doctor Zhivago"

Abstract

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Defining home is not an easy task. Protagonists Dorothy of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Yuri of Doctor Zhivago are alike in their search for home. They journey through the texts learning what home means to them, which leads to their own discoveries of home. Through these discoveries, they also learn about finding place within space, and how attachments to and love for other people can help to transform the enormity of space into a place of comfort.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Arts (MA)
Grantor dc:publisher
University of Montana
Year
2011

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Peterson, Amanda Marie

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/725
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:scholarworks.umt.edu:etd-1744

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2026-07-24
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citation

Peterson, Amanda Marie. Orphanhood and the Search for Home in L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and Boris Pasternak's "Doctor Zhivago". University of Montana, 2011. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/725