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The Wizard of Oz A Populist Allegory?

The Wizard of Oz A Populist Allegory?. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Published in 1900 by L. Frank Baum In 1964 high school teacher Henry Littlefield wrote that the Wizard of Oz was a parable about Populism. What Gives a Dollar Value?. Specie -That which backs the value of money.

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The Wizard of Oz A Populist Allegory?

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  1. The Wizard of OzA Populist Allegory?

  2. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz • Published in 1900 by L. Frank Baum • In 1964 high school teacher Henry Littlefield wrote that the Wizard of Oz was a parable about Populism

  3. What Gives a Dollar Value? • Specie-That which backs the value of money. Prior To 1890s? Gold What did Populists Want? Bimetallism-Gold/Silver What is the “Specie” of Today’sMoney? Trust Fiat Money

  4. East Coast Bankers (Rich) Creditors (They have provided loans to farmers for land, seed, machinery, etc.) Back the Gold Standard Want the amount of currency in U.S. to stay fixed or low growth. Plains Farmers (Poor) Debtors (They have taken out loans that they must pay back) Back the Free Coinage of Silver Want the amount of currency in the U.S. to expand 19th Century Monetary Fight

  5. “The Cross of Gold” • William Jennings Bryan (1896 Democratic Candidate for President) • “You Shall Not Crucify Mankind Upon a Cross of Gold!”

  6. Dorothy and Toto

  7. Wicked Witch of the East

  8. Munchkins

  9. Munchkins

  10. Wicked Witch of the West

  11. Wicked Witch of West

  12. Good Witch of The North

  13. Good Witch of the North

  14. Yellow Brick Road

  15. Yellow Brick Road

  16. Scarecrow

  17. Scarecrow

  18. Tin Man

  19. Tin Man

  20. Cowardly Lion

  21. Cowardly Lion

  22. Winged Monkeys "Once we were a free people, living happily in the forest, flying from tree to tree, eating nuts and fruit and doing just as we pleased without calling anybody master...This was many ears ago before Oz came out of the clouds to rule over this land."

  23. Winged Monkeys

  24. Yellow Winkies

  25. Yellow Winkies

  26. Emerald City

  27. Emerald City .

  28. The Wizard

  29. Wizard of Oz

  30. “I’m Melting!”

  31. I’m Melting

  32. “Ruby” Slippers In the book they were Silver So they represent?

  33. LittlefieldWhat did the characters represent?

  34. Dorothy Represents • The American People at their best • "Dorothy is Baum's Miss Everyman. She is one of us, levelheaded and human, and she has a real problem." Toto Represents The Teetotalers who were important allies of the Populists

  35. Wicked Witch of the East Represents the Bankers of East and the Industrialists who wanted to stay on the Gold only Standard.Some also say the Wicked Witch of the East represented Grover Cleveland. As President he resisted the Silver Standard

  36. Munchkins Represent the common people. In particular the Lollipop Guild represents Child Labor

  37. Wicked Witch of West Cruelty of nature, west was suffering a drought

  38. Good Witch of the North Represents the Workers of the North

  39. Yellow Brick Road Represents the Gold Standard

  40. Scarecrow Western Farmers

  41. Tin Man Dehumanized Industrial Workers

  42. Cowardly Lion William Jennings Bryan

  43. Winged Monkeys Native Americans

  44. Yellow Winkies Represent the people the U.S. ruled over because of Imperialistic gains

  45. Emerald City Washington D.C.

  46. Wizard of Oz Mark Hanna-Republican Party Boss/McKinley

  47. I’m Melting Rain finally came to relieve the West

  48. “Ruby” Slippers In the book they were Silver So they represent? Silver Standard

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