Again, in this section we can see the motif of light vs. dark. The whole black city vs. white city thing.
In addition, the railroads are shown as a major force in the nations. They enable people from as far as the eastern cost to come to Chicago, yet it is also their high fares that filters out the lower class from coming. The arrival of Infanta Eulalia shows just how important of an event the fair has become and level of international significance it has taken on.
The death of Harrison is a foreshadowing of sorts. He dies because of his open door policy and his focus on direct interaction with his citizens. His death will herald the end of this system and a more detached government. In addition, he is the spirit of the fair and when he dies the fair dies with him.
Meanwhile, Holmes is off doing his killy-murder thing and is killing more people, and the fact that he gets away with it shows that the people have more important things to focus on. What is remarkable is that he can pull away all these women from their families and convince them to elope, something which would have been night on impossible mere decades prior.
The fair did a lot of things to the mindset of the American citizen. For one thing, it brought Chicago the national level and made it equal if not better to it's fellow mega-cities. On another hand, it opened the eyes of the people to wonders they could never have believed them and broadened their horizons incredibly. It acted as a sort of stew where great thinkers were mixed together to create great things.
The Panic of 1893 goes on and wrecks things. It almost manages to ruin the fair by failing banks. In addition it scares a lot of people away from the fair due to fears of financial insecurity
Anyhooo aqui estan las preguntas de mi para ustedes:
What does Pendergrast show you about the changing atmosphere of the US?
Where can we see foreshadowing about the economic future of the US?
Do you see the influence of any social reform movements in this part?
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