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The Wizard of Oz Could Be A Subversive Critique of Capitalism

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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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