After making the long journey to find the Wizard and stealing the Wicked Witch of the West’s broom, the four friends and Toto find out that the Wizard is just a normal man. Toto reveals the wizards true identity by finding him hiding behind a curtain. The Great and Powerful Oz can be related to politicians at the time of the late 1800’s. The Wizard can be simply related to a manipulative politician who appears to the nation in one form, but works behind the scenes to achieve his true intentions. This is like the wizard in the way that he hides his normality behind the curtain, and by portraying himself as a wizard through the use of a …show more content…
After watching the movie and having previous knowledge of America’s history I came upon my analysis of the movie. The characters, colors, and environment give a good metaphor for the political issues of the 1800’s that many people do not realize. Although the movie seemed to be for children it had many hidden concepts within it that adults might be able to notice. I have had the joy of watching this as a child and I enjoy it now by having the knowledge of what it’s double meaning could