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2voteSeveral scholars have explored approaching Baum’s story as an allegory representing themes, perspectives, and changes that took place during the Industrial Revolution. Examples include how Baum’s used the tin man to represent the steel industry, the scarecrow to portray farmers in rural America, the yellow brick road to allude to the gold standard, and the tornado to signifying the Panic of 1893.
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