Wizard Of Oz Research Paper

Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum published in 1900, the story of Dorothy and her friends the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion captured the public's imagination. Ever since the publication of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz that's seen to be immensely popular and one of America's favorite pieces literature. Children like it is a story full of fun characters and exciting adventures. Especially liked because many can read between L. Frank Baum's lines and see various images of the United States at the turn of the century. Wizard of Oz and the contemporary political landscape connection between them wasn’t even brought up until 1963 when Henry Littlefield noticed that the characters and events that happened in The Wizard of Oz could

On Dorothy’s journey to find the Wizard located in Emerald City, the first person she meets is the Scarecrow. After she escapes from his wooden perch, the Scarecrow shows a terrible sense of self-doubt and inferiority stating that he needs a real brain replace the straws in his head. The Scarecrow is seen to be a representation of the American farmers and their troubles in the late nineteenth century. Soon after Dorothy meets The Tin Woodman who had been put under a spell by the Witch of the East; Stated that “Once an independent and hard working human being, the Woodman found that each time he swung his ax it chopped off a different part of his body.” Causing him to work harder soon the Woodman became all thin. Its interpreted that The Tin Woodman represents industry workers especially those of the American steel industries. The Tin Woodman symbolizing hard-working industry workers that become dehumanized to the point of being heartless because they are now hard and fast working like a machine. The three continuing their journey along the yellow brick road they meet the Cowardly Lion. Stated to be a born coward sobbing whenever there is a danger, the Cowardly Lion is shown to be a metaphor for William Jennings Bryan himself. During the 1896 election, Bryan lost the vote of Eastern labor, trying very hard to gain support