Daniel Burnham

also known as The Columbian Exposition of 1893 was held in Jackson Park Chicago, Illinois. It celebrated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival to the New World in 1492. It was designed by building architect and chief planner Daniel Burnham, the designer in chief Charles B. Atwood , and the landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. The land for the fair covered over 600 acres, with around 200 new buildings, canals, and lagoons. This was inspired by Disney Land, and The Emerald…

In The Devil in the White City, a novel published in the year 2003, Erik Larson describes the greatness of both the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 and one of America’s first serial killers, H.H. Holmes. In the novel, Larson uses juxtaposition, imagery, and repetition to emphasize the characteristics of good and evil for the reader. In his implementations of juxtaposition, Larson directly contrasts the characteristics of opposing elements. In his contrast between “the moral” and “the…

Carl Sandburg’s Chicago may be widely interpreted as one man’s visualization of his city. The author’s use of a sort of ordered free verse reflects the controlled chaos within the city itself. One must be well familiarized with Chicago and all of its parts and citizens to truly understand the order of the city’s work, play, and crime. Sandburg also uses numerous adjectives and similes, which applies a sort of personal, human-like aura to this city. In the first half of the poem, Sandburg…

Eric Larson's book, The Devil In The White City, takes place in Chicago during the Gilded age. Big business was on the rise, America was experiencing vast economic expansion, however, poverty still affected millions of Americans. Larson communicates the essential features of the Gilded age through his novel by showing the struggle that the architects and investors faced to make the world fair a success in the struggling economy, while also using the story of H.H Holmes as an analogy to depict…

Milan and Chicago are my two favorites cities. Have you ever wondered what Chicago and Milan have in common? Both of the cities have a strong economy and a big population, but Chicago is a modern city and Milan is old, but a little modernized. The Italian city, Milan, is recognized as the capital of design and culture whereas the American city, Chicago, is known as the Windy City. Contrasting and comparing Milano and Chicago will be based on their culture, architecture, and topography. Both…

The research question under discussion in this essay is to analyze what are the accounts for the dreamlike quality of the White City in the novel, (written by Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City) and how are these aspects of a negative affect or positive affect on the people and the city where it all takes place? This will help understand the importance of the setting, the 1893 Chicago World's Fair also known as The World's Columbian Exposition, to the storyline of the book. Also because…

During the summer of the years 1133 to 1855 a famous fair came into London, most commonly known as the Bartholomew Fair. Hosted in Smithfield, otherwise known as the location popular for slaughterhouses and public executions, the fair was a trading event that attracted Londoners of all classes. Ben Jonson uses this factor to his advantage with his play entitled, “Bartholomew Fair.” The type of people, activities, and crimes that occur at the fair gives Jonson the opportunity to reflect on his…

‘Chicago’ Carl Sandburg The poem ‘Chicago’ by Carl Sandburg describes the city of Chicago in the United States of America, presumably at the time of writing, 1914. Sandburg is first speaking to the city, then speaking to the people who is reading the poem. Sandburg has described Chicago as a city of the big shoulders, busy and brawling. Sandburg’s deep affection for his city arises, in spite of the outsiders staring at the hard working people who colonise the city. He makes us imagine Chicago…

perfectly white”(pg. 255). White is a symbol of purity and innocence, something Chicago has always longed to obtain. Creating a city composed entirely of white buildings, the exposition is clearly an escape for the people of Chicago. During construction, Burnham made it a priority to ensure visitors would have “clean public bathrooms [and] pure water”, things that were so uncommon in the Black City but were abundant in the White City (pg.…

Mason Britton Mr. Bash English 11 11 November 2016 Summary Exposition: In the book, Neuromancer, the protagonist is Henry Dorsett Case, otherwise known as just Case for short (Gibson 1). He is the character that the book solely revolves around as he attempts to get his old life back. The setting of the story starts off in Chiba City, otherwise known as Night City, located in Japan (Gibson 5). But, over the course of the story, the setting shifts to BAMA, or the “Boston-Atlanta Metropolitan…