ANT 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Ruby Slippers, Tunxis Community College, Yellow Brick Road
6 Jan 2021
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Cyclone- free silver movement that world out of the west- shaking political establishment to very foundations. Wicked witch of the east: eastern business and financial interests, grover cleveland- smushed bythe house. Ruby slippers- were initially written to be made of silver. Yellow brick road- golden bricks represents the gold standard the path in which the protagonist marched. Tin man- working class- dehumanized and mechanized and gradually turned into a character of himself- no longer human- made of metal. Wicked witch of the west- president who dies in office monkeys- american indians. Glinda the good witch- the south was sympathetic to free silver- populous goals was to achieve political power. Very common thing that we encounter in mythic texts. Often a way for authors to express political position, able to deny through a children"s story. Can end up providing a political weapon.
