Comparing The Gilded And Progressive Eras

All that Glitters is not Golden", a phrase coined by American author Mark Twain is often used to satirize the Gilded and Progressive Eras. This era was gilded because it was a time of a endless greed and corruption despite the glittery wealth on the surface. On the 10th of april, in the year 1912, the British liner, the 'RMS Titanic' set sail for NYC, New York. Days later, on the 14th, the ship hit an iceberg in the early hours of the morning and sank two and a half hours later.

There are many symbolic analogies between the Gilded and Progressive Age and the Titanic. The ship itself would be the diversity of different classes of the Gilded and Progressive Era. Just like the Titanic the Gilded and Progressive era was perceived to be invincible,