Answers to President Mugwumps Questions over DITWC Part Three

• How was Holmes symbolic of the American society during the Gilded Age? He could have been seen as a symbol of Americas constant flow of new immigrants as Holmes kills all the women.
• Was Burnham just as crazy as Holmes, just obsessed with something else? (Power) Both men were very obsessive for power and control of their situation, but unlike Holmes, Burnham did it for he believed in was the greater good of Chicago and his country.
• Did the Fair do more bad than good? Or good than bad? I believe that because it didn't go in debt and had really cool inventions in technology and architecture it was a success in general.
• How profound was the Murder of Mayor Harrison? It was shocking for many people across the nation and Chicago, but symbolized the nations corruption taking over good in this time period.
• Why was the Spanish emmisary's trip to the fair so inflammatory? It was different than what most Americans during this time period have seen of foreign royalty. America not being a monarchy could have also been an explanation for the citizens of the city to be so jubilant of her arrival.
• How was Holmes able to escape scotch free, once again? Society is failing and becoming corrupt. The country is distracted and not seeing the darkness within it.
• Why did Holmes take out life insurance on Pietzel? Cause he's evil.
• What were the effects of the fair closing? An end to the brief social explosion in Chicago for the world and the death of the Mayor.