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Traveling the Yellow Brick Road: What We Learn from The Wizard of Oz and Wicked
The Wizard of Oz and Wicked can represent the promises and contradictions of the American dream. They...
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The Wizard of Oz and Wicked can represent the promises and contradictions of the American dream. They engage the American spirit as separate works that share a distinct universe. By reimagining the moral framework of the 1939 Oz film, Wicked challenges long-held beliefs about the nature of heroism, villainy, and truth. Together, the films offer a complex portrait of American motivations and obstacles.
Centered on character, journey, and perspective, this book explores the lessons of these works in identity, ethics, and the human impulse to divide the world into good and evil. It also reveals the layered political allegories and symbolic structures embedded in both films through close reading and cultural analysis, situating Oz within contemporary social and political contexts as well as emphasizing themes such as censorship, environmentalism, disability discrimination, and the opioid crisis. By reframing Oz as a mirror of societal contradictions rather than as a nostalgic escape, it illuminates various--and often uncomfortable--truths about American identity and culture.
Author: Steven Keslowitz
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 08/14/2026
Pages: 236
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781476699646
About the Author
Steven Keslowitz is the author of six other books and several law review articles exploring the intersection of law, media and popular culture. His writings have focused on topics such as The Simpsons, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, 24, Black Mirror, The Twilight Zone, methods of communication in the legal field, terrorism and the Holocaust. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he practices intellectual property and technology law. For more information, visit www.stevenkeslowitz.com.
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