As an aside, the silver color of the slippers was load-bearing, if we accept Littlefield's theory about Baum slipping some sly allegory into the story. Interpr

As an aside, the silver color of the slippers was load-bearing, if we accept Littlefield's theory about Baum slipping some sly allegory into the story. Interpreted this way, the yellow brick road is the gold standard, the silver shoes are the Silverite 16-to-1 exchange ratio of silver to gold, and Oz? Abbreviation for ounce. Evidence that this was Baum's intention is... thin, but I've always liked it. For the curious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_interpretations_of_The_Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz#Monetary_policy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_interpretations_of_T...