The use of the smilie in The Wizard of Oz was particularly interesting to be because of the way it changed form the book to the movie. Although the book may have done so unintentionally, it seems to have changed the aspects which make us think more of the populist theory simile. Most obviously the change from the silver shoes to the ruby red slippers. Although this was done to make them appear better in Technicolor, it completely cuts out a major symbol. No longer is the issue of the gold vs. silver debate in the late 19th century evoked. They are simply beautiful red shoes, and the plot-line is fine with this small change.  Additionally, the introduction to Kansas was only a few pages in the book, whereas the movie spent more time with this than the mere glimpse the book gives us. In fact, the characters introduced on the farm seem to mirror the scarecrow, lion, and tin man, which makes Dorothy’s experience seem much more like a dream than in the book. In my opinion, this is a negative thing because it takes away form the idea that Oz actually is a world, which is what I believed as a child. On the other hand, I now really no enjoy seeing the societal reflections within this story. I think that this is what makes it less of a “children’s book” and something that should be read again in classes like ours. Or, my definition of children’s books, which I think of as books only children enjoy, may need to be expanded.