5/22/2023 0 Comments L wizard of oz![]() ![]() ![]() Next Dorothy meets the Cowardly Lion, an animal in need of courage (Bryan, with a load roar but little else). "Farther down the road Dorothy meets the Scarecrow, who is without a brain (the farmer, Baum suggests, doesn't have enough brains to recognize what his political interests are). The Tin Woodsman's real problem, however, is that he doesn't have a heart (the result of dehumanizing work in the factory that turned men into machines). Along the way on the yellow brick (gold) road, she meets a Tin Woodsman who is `rusted solid' (a reference to the industrial factories shut down during the depression of 1893). "In the movie, Dorothy begins her journey through the Land of Oz wearing ruby slippers, but in the original story Dorothy's magical slippers are silver. ![]() ![]() "In the story, Dorothy is swept away from Kansas in a tornado and arrives in a mysterious land inhabited by `little people.' Her landing kills the Wicked Witch of the East (bankers and capitalists), who `kept the munchkin people in bondage.' Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900) as a populist novel, the following translation table and discussion are helpful:Ĭowardly Lion William Jennings Bryan, populist This item appeared in pen-l (progressive economists network).ĭale Wharton M O N T R E A L Te souviens-tu?įor those interested in L. Thanks to Dale Wharton for sending along the appended item on reading _The Wizard of Oz_ Sender: H-Rural Rural & Agricultural History discussion Reply-To: H-Rural Rural & Agricultural History discussion ![]()
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