The Wizard of Oz

I believe that the worldview expressed in The Wizard of Oz is postmodernism. The best example of this centers around "the great Oz" and the influence he has over the other characters. The characters view the wizard as a type of powerful god however he is nothing more than a mere human. He has no special powers besides the fact that he was smart enough to create the image that made him appear a god not only to himself but to the lion, the scarecrow, the tin man, dorthy, and other characters in the story. So, according to The Wizard of Oz we can all be gods if we want to or we can create some sort of god to make us feel safe or help us out or to help explain the world... in other words according to postmodernism we can make a god to help us in any situation that may come up in life. Another idea of postmodernism is that there is no such thing as Truth. There are only truths. This can be seen because what many of the characters believed to be Truth (the wizard) was nothing more than a man. Postmodernism still believes that that man was in fact a wizard or god but that is only true for a select few or maybe even just one person. Therefore, I believe that The Wizard of Oz expresses a postmodern worldview primarily because of the role of the wizard and also the idea that whatever pleases you is right and you can do whatever you want without worrying about others because for YOU it is ok.