Thursday, March 19, 2009
The Devil in the White City 54321 -#4
5Comments
  • Englewood's population been increasing; so has Holme's sales .
  • Holmes was attracted to Myrta Z. Belknap 
  • Jack the ripper's killing spree began on  August 31,1888  [the first of many]
  • Holmes was scared of being prosecuted
  • They finally decided to have the fair in Jackson Park
4Questions
  • What made Holmes so attracted to Myrta?
  • Why would constructers call winter the building season if they're constantly stopped?
  • Did Jack have something against prostitutes?
  • Was there another reason why Holmes would colaborate a drugstore with his corner store?
3Vocabulary
  • hansom: a light 2-wheeled covered carriage with the driver's seat elevated behind
  • putrefaction:  the decomposition of organic matter
  • forthright:  directly forward, without hesitation
2Literary Devices
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1Summarizing Sentence
  • This section of the book is about the killing spree of Jack, Holme's business struggles and his love life (sorta)