H. Holmes for many purposes. First, the story of Holmes brought drama, realism, and fear to the history of Chicago. Hearing about Holmes is similar to watching a horror movie, which keeps readers alert and awake. Larson writes that, “there was diphtheria, typhus, cholera, influenza. And there was murder. In the time of the fair the rate at which men and women killed one another rose sharply throughout out the nation but especially in Chicago” (Larson 12). Equally important, the story of Holmes signified the horrendous atrocities that were being committed against workers in the U.S. and were being concealed by The Chicago World Fair. Not only was work badly paid for many Americans but just living in Chicago was a disordered chaos. Even though H. H. Holmes was a really disturbing man with serious problems his story connected well with the history of the late 1800’s because it exposed the corruption, greed, and unorganized policing with the twist of a serial
H. Holmes for many purposes. First, the story of Holmes brought drama, realism, and fear to the history of Chicago. Hearing about Holmes is similar to watching a horror movie, which keeps readers alert and awake. Larson writes that, “there was diphtheria, typhus, cholera, influenza. And there was murder. In the time of the fair the rate at which men and women killed one another rose sharply throughout out the nation but especially in Chicago” (Larson 12). Equally important, the story of Holmes signified the horrendous atrocities that were being committed against workers in the U.S. and were being concealed by The Chicago World Fair. Not only was work badly paid for many Americans but just living in Chicago was a disordered chaos. Even though H. H. Holmes was a really disturbing man with serious problems his story connected well with the history of the late 1800’s because it exposed the corruption, greed, and unorganized policing with the twist of a serial