The Marvelous Land of Oz | Social Concerns
The Marvelous Land of Oz was apparently written for children and it takes the form of a long fairy story about nonhuman creatures as well as humans, experiencing a wide range of exciting adventures within a never-never-land framework. But L. Frank Baum seems to have intended this sequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) to be a great deal more than a wonder tale for the very young. With its action-packed storyline, the book, rich in ideas and humor, contains many elements that can recommend it now—at the end of the millennium—to teenagers and even adult readers, to...
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