The Wizard of Oz Could Be A Subversive Critique of Capitalism

In his introduction to "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," L. Frank Baum claims that the book is simply an innocent children's story. But some scholars have found hidden criticisms of late-nineteenth-century economic policies in the book. Is it possible that this much-loved children's story is also a subversive parable?

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