Journal 1

I read the play, Oz in high school. I expected for the play to be similar to the classic Wizard of Oz. I chose to read this play knowing that I would have the opportunity to travel with my class to Chicago and experience this play live. I loved reading the play and as it progressed I realized that it followed the same storyline as the classic Wizard of Oz but that it had also been modernized a bit. For me, I enjoyed that. As a young reader, it made the play more fun for me to read. Reading the play lead me to make the decision to go to Chicago with my classmates and watch the play live. I loved Oz. Watching Oz live was the highlight of my trip to Chicago. As I watched the play, I do feel like I learned more about the characters by reading the play rather than watching it. The combination of reading and watching Oz made me more likely to read and watch more plays in the future.


On another note, I remember reading the book Phantom Tollbooth when I was in 3rd grade. At the time, the book was a little hard to grasp. I thought that the characters were very intriguing. Also the places described in the book were very though-provoking. Looking back now, I understand the meaning behind the various names and places of the characters and towns, but not being able to fully grasp that when I was younger definitely allowed for my mind to wander while I was reading, making it difficult to answer questions about the book and it's characters. To really understand the story there are substantial key points relating with the places that the characters visit that I feel as though I missed out on. It did however inspire me to read the book again when I was in middle school, just for fun.