The Wizard of Oz takes the magical world as the background and measures human nature with money. Family and relatives may be the last refuge of human values, which alludes to the dark social reality of the United States at the end of 19.

The Wizard of Oz (1939) is a moral drama, which alludes to the gold standard. Many characters and plots in the play are completely dark, and many dark political symbols are embedded in the story. Dorothy and her friends marched into emerald city to seek Oz's help. In fact, they wrote 1894 America.

That year, jacob cox led the "Industrial Corps" to March from Ohio to Washington, urging Congress to re-adopt the monetary system invented by President Lincoln and return the right to issue money to the government.

The background of the Wizard of Oz;

American naturalism developed from 65438 to the 1990s in 2009, and became the most popular literary attitude in the United States in the first 50 years of the 20th century. The end of the 20th century was a period of great political, economic and cultural changes in the United States, and also a period of great cultural construction in the United States. Many literati, such as poet Whitman and scholar Emerson, take it as their responsibility to build American culture and American spirit.

Frank Baum is no exception, so The Wizard of Oz not only has the characteristics of world children's literature, but also has a unique Americanism, which embodies American values. For example, "American Dream" and "American Spirit".

Refer to the above? Baidu Encyclopedia-Wizard of Oz