Now most people will tell you that the Wizard of Oz is for the most part, a postmodernist idea. I will give you three reasons why it is in fact in support of the Christian worldview.
A. The Emerald City (as explained throughout the book and movie), can be compared to the heavenly city of New Jerusalem as mentioned in Revelation 21 in the sense that in both places where there is no sadness or sorrow (Revelation 21:4).
B. One of the biggest comparrisons to Christianity and the Wizard of Oz is the people's desire and need for Heaven or "a place where there is no evil" as stated by Dorothy in the story.
C. Another comparrison of Christianity and The Wizard of Oz is the awesome power of the Wizard in relation to God. This is similar in the sense that the Wizard and God are both unapproachably awesome in power but in the same sense, he is very personal and approachable.
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the people of Oz are scared of the wicked witches. when one appears or when the wicked witch writes dorthy in the sky they all turned to the wizard which shows they have a reliance on the wizard as their security
my evidence for them making him into a god when hes really just a normal person is his inability of saying he really is just a person and not some grand wizard. he has grown to like this attention and respect but really he hasnt done anything so they dont need him yet they want him to be something which means they made him something
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