What did the cowardly lion represent in the Wizard of Oz?

Answer 1

The Populist politician represented by the Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of Oz was William Jennings Bryan. Henry Littlefield wrote an article in 1939 suggesting that the characters in the Wizard of Oz represented different issues in the 1896 Presidential Election.

Answer 2

Courage according to the author and the Populist Party according to the Littlefield interpretation are what the Cowardly Lion represents in "The Wizard of Oz."

Specifically, author and Oz series originator Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 - May 6, 1919) never indicated that his story should be taken at anything other than the way in which it was presented, as an American fairy tale to delight children everywhere. The Lion therefore would represent the courage that he so desperately seeks and that he already has. In contrast is the subsequent, individual interpretation by Henry Littlefield (June 12, 1933 - March 30, 2000), who identified the Lion as representative of the Populist Party or of its most famous political office holder, William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 - July 26, 1925).

The beauty of great literary pieces is the way in which they cooperate with their own creator's intentions and with what seekers attribute to them.

Answer 3

The lion in wizard of oz represents courage