The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as a Populist Allegory

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…ruined. The crow that picked at the scarecrows straw could very well be the government itself, suggesting that the government needs to relieve the farmers. All of the above examples prove that The Wonderful Wizard of Oz may be intended as a populist allegory. The whole movie gives has several representational values all throughout the movie, which may also provide further proof that The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was intended to be a populist allegory.