The Gilded Age- Covered with a thin layer of gold paint

   The gilded age is basically what the whole chapter is about. Gilded meaning "covered with a thin layer of gold paint." Age meaning "a time measured in years." So the gilded age is basically "a time measured in years covered in gold paint." During the Gilded Age people enriched themselves at the public's expense. That really sucks. American's worried that big bosses and government workers were hiding the problems of our country. This is like when He- Who- Must- Not- Be- Named takes over the Ministry of Magic. You see, after he takes over the Daily Prophet (comparable to the Chicago Tribune- Well known newspaper, full of fluff) it stops printing actual news. Covering up the murders, and torturing that actually happens.

   This represents the theme "America was moving forward, and going nowhere." This is due to the fact that only politicians and city bosses were the only ones who got anywhere. Provided for some that this place was jail. I mean, what did the innocent factory workers get out of this situation. Absolutely nothing. They just work all day for money that a person couldn't live off, while greedy people stole money from them.



God I almost typed theme. Identifications are getting to me.

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