The Wizard of Oz, a popular children's book published in 1900, has been argued to be an allegory of the debate over the gold standard during the 1896 presidential election. What was the event that occurred prior to the election which ignited the debate and what was the solution that the author try to portray in the book?List a minimum of three symbols and/or characters in the book and describe how they relate to the events and/or debate.