ABSTRACT

This article argues that MGM’s 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz allegorizes both cultural and political responses to teen pregnancy in the 1930s, a decade which not only saw other movies address similar woman’s rights issues, but also saw legislation which eased restrictions on abortion. Part of the film’s universal appeal is its ability to represent unmarried, pregnant women from all economic brackets as well as provide a “choice” of whether to abandon or maintain what the movie directly identifies as “childhood,” or one’s “inner child,” but which seems to represent what could more accurately be called a “child within.”

中文翻译：

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生育孩子，埋葬童年：绿野仙踪中的生殖权利寓言（1939）

摘要

本文认为，米高梅 1939 年的经典电影《绿野仙踪》寓言了 1930 年代对青少年怀孕的文化和政治反应，这十年不仅看到其他电影解决了类似的女性权利问题，而且还看到了放宽对堕胎限制的立法。这部电影具有普遍吸引力的部分原因在于它能够代表所有经济阶层的未婚孕妇，并提供一个“选择”，即放弃或保持电影直接认定为“童年”或一个人的“内在小孩”。但这似乎代表了更准确地说是“内在的孩子”。