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I have made extensive revisions to this article as part of an effort of mine to upgrade and improve the articles for Oz characters. The old article was basically only about the character as he appears in the classic books. I have added information about the subsequent movie as well as the modern revisionist works. --MatthewUND 05:18, 7 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Picture
I do feel that a picture of the character is needed to fully satisfy my thirst for blood (oops! I mean my curiosity). This can be taken from the article about Ray Bolger. I would do it myself if I only knew how. //
signed: Maximilian Cunt, the Great Albatros - December 28, 2005 22.07 (GMT+1)
- Done. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 07:05, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] In Depth
The Scarecrow is not as superficial as he seems. He's part of a long tradition that portrays farmers as stupid hicks---see the TV show "Beverly Hillbillies" for a more recent example. I added in the scholarly literature on the topic. 17:05, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
- What you say is true and valuable, but we should make sure that this article focuses on the character of the Scarecrow. I removed some info that's more relevant to other characters. Since I don't know very much about the scholarly works you added to the References section, perhaps you could have a look to see which of them have citations that actually have information about the interpretation of the Scarecrow as representing the farmers of America, and remove the ones that are about other political aspects of The Wizard of Oz? Thanks. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 18:29, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
