.The Wizzard of Oz.

I was reading through one of my text books and thought this was really interesting! Did you know that The Wizard of Oz was based off of a book by L. Frank Baum that dealt with one of the hottest political debates going on in America at the time? When the story was written, America was deciding whether to use the gold standard as the basis for the US dollar or whether she should switch to silver. Remember that although the yellow brick road led ot the great wizard of Oz, once Dorothy arrived there, she discovered he was a fraud. Dorothy's real hope lay in her shoes (which in the book were silver). The characters in the story then probably represent different segments of American society. the Scarecrow represents the farmers (supposedly, no brains). The Tin Woodsman the factory workers (no heart). And the cowardly lion perhaps the political leadership of the country. the wicked witch of the east (the east coast establishment) and the wicket witch of the west (the west coast establishment). The hero being Dorothy from Kansas, or middle America. Interesting huh?

Just I little thing I thought I would share that I thought was cool.