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DOROTHY
Represents the “Common Man”
Toto
Represents the small possessions the “common man”
has.
Wicked Witch of the East
Represents the eastern banking interests
Silver Slippers
Changed to Ruby Slippers in the film.
Represented “Free Silver” idea, that free coinage of silver will take us where
we want to go.
Good Witch of the North
Represents the Union, which won the Civil War
Munchkins
Represent the “little people” of the U.S.
Yellow Brick Road
Represents the “Gold Standard” which is the road
to ruin.
Scarecrow
Represented the farmers of America
Tin Man
Represented the industrial workers of the Northeast
Cowardly Lion
Represents William Jennings Bryan, who ran for President 6 times and got lesser men than
himself elected but never became President himself.
Wicked Witch of the West
Represented Nature
Water
Killed the Wicked Witch of the West
Represented what was needed to tame the west.
Flying Monkeys
Represented the Indian tribes of the
Great Plains
Emerald City
Represented Washington, DC
The Wizard
Represented all the Presidents of the United States, from
Washington to McKinley
Oz
Represented how gold was measured,
by the ounce (oz)