Wizard of Oz symbolism
“The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” was published in 1900, soon after the rise of the Populist Party swept the nation.
The Populist movement began in Kansas at the beginning of the 1890s. Some historians contend “The Wizard of Oz” is a midwestern political allegory with Dorothy as the “every person” who joins a brainless farmer (Scarecrow), a mechanized laborer (Tin Man) and a cowardly buffoon (Lion) to get what they want out of life.
Dorothy kills the Wicked Witch of the East (Eastern money). She and her friends march off to the Emerald City (Washington, D.C.) to see the Wizard (the president), who turns out to be ineffective in granting their wishes and desires.
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