From the 5 or so worldview perspectives which The Wizard of Oz could possibly be, it fits Postmodernism best. Here are a few reasons why:
1. Postmodernism believes that whatever is right for you, is what you ought to do or pursue. In the story, Dorthy has the choice of following a yellow or red brick road. She choses yellow of course, whereas myself would have chosen red because its my fave color. In Postmodernism, both routes would have been acceptable.
2. This worldview also believes that we can escape reality or switch to an alternative reality if we so chose to. In Dorthy's case, she escaped the reality of Oz by simply clicking her shoes three times.
3. Postmodernism requires no absolutes. As a result, nothing is totally wrong or totally right. This is evident in the contrasts between the Wicked Witch of the West and the Good Witch of the North as well as the Munchkins and the people of Emerald City. One might be viewed as more harmful than the other, but they are still not absolutley good nor absolutly evil.
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