Sunday, April 19, 2009
The devil in the white city 54321 #10
5Comments
  • Unemployment rates increased.
  • Exhibits continued to increase in Jackson Park
  • The press club of chicago wanted Bloom to present a preview of his work(s)
  • Aparrently The press grew tired of McCallister.
  • Some people had the habit of washing their feet once a week (ew).
4Questions
  • Where were the weapons headed?
  • What did McCallister mean when he said the whole human race is not desirable?
  • Why was the fair said to be Burnham and Chicago's redemption?
  • Why would they suggest for people to drink strong coffee to rid odors in the mouth? 
3Vocab
  • Danse du ventre: a type of belly dance.
  • Rankled: To cause persistent irritation or resentment.
  • Muriatic :  Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sea salt, or from chlorine, one of the constituents of sea salt; hydrochloric (Muriatic Acid).
2Literary Devices
  • Metaphor: Throughout the night freight trains huffed into the park
  • Metaphor: The exposition was Chicago's conscience.
1Summarizing Sentence
  • This section of the book is about McCallister's faulty decision and odd traditions that goes on in Chicago (in terms of hygeine) and the fair.