From the Beeb: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is one of the world's best-loved fairytales. As Judy Garland's famous film nears its 70th birthday, how much do its followers know about the story's use as an economic parable?
SYMBOLISM OF CHARACTERSDorothy: Everyman AmericanScarecrow: FarmerTin Woodman: Industrial workerLion: William Jennings Bryan, politician who backed silver causeWizard of Oz: US presidents of late 19th CenturyWicked Witch: A malign Nature, destroyed by the farmers' most precious commodity, water. Or simply the American WestWinged Monkeys: Native Americans or Chinese railroad workers, exploited by WestOz: An abbreviation of 'ounce' or, as Baum claimed, taken from the O-Z of a filing cabinet?Emerald City: Greenback paper money, exposed as fraudMunchkins: Ordinary citizens
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3 comments:
that a great explanation and you posted at 2:14, all numbers found in the alchemical symbol of Tin
I was at building #241 yesterday and my Hasidic boss looked just like the Oz character that presented the Certificate of Death in the Ding Dong Song.
http://www.apfn.org/apfn/oz.htm
also used extensively for mind control purposes
id still like to think Oz is the underworld or Unconscious, and the Lion, Tinman and Scarecrow are the Will, the Mind and the Heart. Baum was in the theosophical society, but its a good cover for an occult alegory. Solar Seminar looks sweet by the way, be well
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