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In 1964 Henry Littlefield, a Columbia University-trained historian, wrote a breakthrough article in the scholarly American Quarterly titled “The Wizard of Oz: Parable on Populism.” In the article, Littlefield made the bold claim that Frank Baum's 1900 book "conceals an unsuspected depth."
This view would change completely when an obscure high school teacher published an essay in American Quarterly claiming that Baum’s charming tale concealed a clever allegory on the Populist...
Political interpretations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz include treatments of the modern fairy tale (written by L. Frank Baum and first published in 1900) as an allegory or metaphor for the political, economic, and social events of America in the 1890s.
The Wicked Witches are interpreted as a representation of the major financial-political interests that held sway over American politics. When Dorothy’s house falls on the Wicked Witch of the East, it’s a reference to smashing Wall Street’s power.
The Wizard of Oz has neither the mature religious appeal of a Pil-grim's Progress, nor the philosophic depth of a Candide. Baum's most thoughtful devotees see in it only a warm, cleverly written fairy tale. Yet the original Oz book conceals an unsuspected depth, and it is the pur-pose of this study to demonstrate that Baum's immortal American ...
Explore the hidden political messages in The Wizard of Oz. From silver slippers to the gold standard, discover what this classic tale really represents.
If a nation as young as America can be said to have a mythos, then The Wizard of Oz is an integral part of it. As with most cultural icons, the 1939 film (and the earlier novel it was adapted from) is open to political interpretations.
Henry M. Littlefield (June 12, 1933 – March 30, 2000) was an American educator, author and historian most notable for his claim that L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was a political satire, founding a long tradition of political interpretations of this book.
Historian Henry M Littlefield’s essay on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was published in 1964. In this reading – snappily entitled a ‘parable on Populism’ – the Yellow Brick Road represents ...
Oz Populism Theory. The Rise and Fall of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as a "Parable on Populism". by David B. Parker. As published in the JOURNAL OF THE GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF HISTORIANS, vol. 15 (1994), pp. 49-63. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. is one of America's favorite pieces of juvenile literature. Children like it because it is a good story ...