The Wizard of Oz

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The Wizard of Oz

• Not just your typical story
• A Political Allegory ?

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The Characters and who they Reppin kid!

• The Scarecrow-fragile alliance of Midwestern
  Farmers
• The Tin Man-industrial workers (urban)
• Cowardly Lion- William J Bryan (populist elect)
• Dorothy- Everyman
• Some say she may represent Theodore Roosevelt (
  Dor-o-thy backwards can b said as The-o-dore)
• Oz-President
• Also was the abbr. of ounce used 4 gold ?
• Toto- the precious items farmers needed
• Ms. Gulch- upper class who would take things 4rm
  the farmers

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Locations Important to this Story

• Emerald city- The Capitol
• Yellow brick road- the gold standard

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The story ?

• Dorothy lives in Kansas
• Her Aunt Em nd Uncle have lots of troubles w/
  certain machines
• i.e. Wagons, incubators
• Evil Ms. Hooknose (oops I mean Ms. Gulch ?) takes
  away Toto ?
• A storm appears nd takes dorothy on magical
  journey

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The story ? (2)

• Dorothy is lost
• Kills the Wicked Witch of the East who had
  munchkin people who were always in bondage ?
• Gains the silver slippers
• Along the way to find her way home, she meets the
  Tin man, The Cowardly Lion and the Scarecrow

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The Story? (3)

• Onward they travel using the Yellow brick Road
• When they finally make it to the Wizards House,
  they see what they want to see of him.
• Later, they learn his true appearance old, bald
  and wrinkly
• I thought he was a great Head," Dorothy said.
  "And I thought Oz was a terrible Beast," said the
  Tin Woodman. "And I thought Oz was a Ball of
  Fire," the Lion said.
• I have been making believe. ?

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The Story (3)

• The wizard tells them I shouldnt have let you
  in here... and so they believe I am something
  terrible.
• Wizard the ventriloquist nd common man is
  disarmed
• In the movie he goes back to Omaha ?
• So the Lion lets out a HUGE rOaR!
• The Scarecrow rules Emerald City
• The Tinman reigns in the west

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Were almost there ?

• Dorothy clicks her heels three times and off she
  goes to Kansas
• The shoes disappear in flight ( aw?)

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Thats all nice and dandy, but

• WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN!!!!??!!!!

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The Allegory!

• Dorothy lives in Kansas
• Her Aunt Em nd Uncle have lots of troubles w/
  certain machines
• i.e. Wagons, incubators
• Evil Ms. Hooknose (oops I mean Ms. Gulch ?) takes
  away Toto ?
• A storm appears nd takes dorothy on magical
  journey

• Kansas a barren wasteland (depressing)
• Machines mainly R.R gave farmers tons of issues (
  grr see Ch.20 L.O 5)
• Upper middle class appeared 2 take precious
  things 4rm the farmers
• TONS of tornadoes in Kansas so thats why it was
  a twister ?

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The Allegory! (2)

• Dorothy is lost
• Kills the Wicked Witch of the East who had
  munchkin people who were always in bondage ?
• Gains the silver slippers
• Along the way to find her way home, she meets the
  Tin man, The Cowardly Lion and the Scarecrow

• The Wicked Witch of the East represents large
  industrial corporations and eastern finance
• Munchkins were the workers that were worked like
  machines
• Silver slippers are silver standard
• We know who they are already ?NEXT!

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The Allegory! (3)

• Onward they travel using the Yellow brick Road
• When they finally make it to the Wizards House,
  they see what they want to see of him.
• Later, they learn his true appearance old, bald
  and wrinkly

• Yellow Brick Road The gold standard!!!
• days before presidential candidates campaigned
  among the people

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The Allegory! (4)

• So the Lion lets out a HUGE rOaR!
• The Scarecrow rules Emerald City
• The Tinman reigns in the west

• James Bryan travels through country to roar and
  spread his message
• Triumph of the farmers
• Industrialism moves WEST!

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The Allegory! (conclusion!)

• Dorothy clicks her heels three times and off she
  goes to Kansas
• The shoes disappear in flight ( aw?)

• Support 4 silver was strong in the South (makes
  sense)
• Silver standard loses (boo!)

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A little extra info
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• Somewhere over the rainbowbecame the theme song
  for this movie
• Munckin actors received 50/week Toto received
  125/week
• Wizard of Oz (or representation of it) are
  released during times of economic slump ( 1970s
  The Wiz)

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Quiz!!!!
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WHATS THIS SONG?!

• Somewhere over the rainbow!

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Whats so special about this pic??

• The date on the Wicked Witch of the East's death
  certificate marks the 19th anniversary of L.
  Frank Baum's Death. The Date is May 6 1938/

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Now lets all click our heels

• And get back to the wonderful world of APUSH yay!!