The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | The Elements of Baum's Novel
In the following essay, the author considers the elements of Baum's novel that open it up to so many lines of interpretation. Bussey holds a master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies and a bachelor’s degree in English literature. She is an independent writer specializing in literature. In the following essay, she considers the elements of Baum’s novel that open it up to so many lines of interpretation.
Over the years, L. Frank Baum’s children’s classic, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, has been interpreted from virtually every angle. Feminists, populists, Marxists, historians, economists, political scientists, and Freudians and other psychologists have all interpreted the characters and events of the novel in terms of their particular points of view. The book has been looked at as a commentary on American life and as a statement about New World ways replacing Old World ways. Presidential scholars have considered the possibility that the Wizard of Oz represents Benjamin...
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