Wizard of oz scarecriw with gun9/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() This novel focuses on Sean with the author staying profoundly in his head, doing a deep dive into how many of our memories are real, and how many are false memories we’ve told ourselves, convinced of their truth. The marvelous land of Oz being an account of the further adventures of the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman. The plot revolving around the black box (the Memory Palace) reminded me a bit of the plot in The Candy House by Jennifer Egan, but that’s where the similarities end. Before the Wizard disappears, he hands the Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), the Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) and the Tin Man (Jack Haley) their suitably gimcrack prizes a scroll, a medal and a clock. I’m going with literary and speculative fiction, (which I do realize covers sci-fi). I’ve seen so many genres bandied about for this book, sci-fi being the most prevalent. Although weve all seen The Wizard of Oz, few of us recall that the Scarecrow is holding a gun in the haunted forest. Instead, the box takes over Sean’s life, slowly eroding his relationship with his children and fiancée, until Sean is convinced that his entire life has been a lie. How the gun wound up in his hand is just as bizarre as the land of Oz itself. What sets him apart is his status as a widower who’s been unable to either remember or move on from the tragedy of his young wife’s death two decades prior.Īfter being a lucky “winner” at his company, his boss gives him a black box that will play back every memory Sean’s ever had, promising that the box will change his life. The 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland, is universally regarded as a classic, which makes it strange that most fans don't remember the scene in which the Scarecrow carries a gun. Yeah, Id seen The Wizard Oz a hundred time but never caught Scarecrows gun until seeing a restored print on the big screen about a decade ago. He’s a senior-level tech manager, has two children, and a mortgage. In most respects, Sean Whittlesea lives an average life. ![]()
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