Wizard Of Oz Issues

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an American children 's book written by author L. Frank Baum. The book was written in May of 1990 and was known by most people from seeing the popular 1902 Broadway musical, as well as the iconic 1939 musical film. The Wizard of Oz film and novel had been widely translated due to being so well known and popular. The movie and book of The Wizard of Oz can be analyzed in the way the author made use of its characters, colors, and environment within the text in reference to several late 1800 political issues. The first character that can be analyzed is the main character Dorothy, who is played by Judy Garland. Dorothy is a teenage girl that lives with her Uncle Henry, Aunt Em, and her dog named Toto. They all live …show more content…
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