Wizard Of Oz/ I hate blogging.

In class, we have learned about how The Wizard of Oz is a metaphor for westward migration, and many of the things involving it. It cannot be doubted that many of the things in the movie are really representing something else. All of the characters respresent a person, or a group of people in America during this time period.

The first example is in the title of the movie. Oz, is just a way of representing a measure of gold or silver, which is an ounce. The yellow brick road is a metaphor for the gold standard, which was supposed to be the proper path for the country. The Emerald City is green, because it represents the greenbacks.

Dorothy represents an average farmer who is forced from her home by bad conditions, and must move to the city for more opportunity. The Wicked Witch of the East represents industrialization, and the major corporations. The munchkins represent immigrant labors of the East. The Wicked Witch of the West, represents all the problems that are associated with the West. The last witch, the Good Witch of the North, stands for liberalism of the north that ended slavery.

The Scarecrow represents agriculture, and the average farmer who lacks intelligence. The Tin Man represents industry, and the average industrialist, who lacks heart and humanity. The Cowardly Lion represents William Jennings Bryan, who comes across as powerful, but cant really do anything for himself.

All of these things dont exactly relate to any current events, but they strongly relate to a time period in the United States. This movie stronly represented everything that went on during this time, and criticizes many things, and people that were involved.