Daniel Burnham

in the White City, by Erik Larson, the main characters Daniel Burnham and H.H Holmes constantly juxtapose one another and complement each other. Whereas Burnham is an aspiring architect, Holmes is an infamous serial killer. Despite their differences in occupation and motive, they are both driven by a sense of insanity surrounding the image of Chicago, in particular, the World’s Columbian Exposition. By analyzing the similarities between Burnham and Holmes' character, and their varying lifestyles, Larson

tales of two very similar men: H.H. Holmes and Daniel Burnham. While there may not seem to be many similarities between a serial killer and an architect, both of these men became great historical figures because of their synonymous demeanors. While Burnham used his ambition, good looks, and pride to create a fair that was unsurpassable, Holmes reflected the same qualities allowing him to achieve a more sinister goal. Like many others, Daniel Burnham and H.H. Holmes found success in Chicago, but

Daniel Hudson Burnham Daniel was born in Henderson, New York, on September 4, 1846. He was the sixth of seven children. His family moved to Chicago when he was nine. He graduated from a public high school in Chicago, he failed his test to Harvard and Yale because “he could not write a word.” In his early adult life, Burnham worked as retail clerk, mined for gold in Nevada, and ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Illinois State Senate. Burnham always enjoyed long car rides and one

The Worlds Exposition, designed under Daniel Burnham was intended to prove that the United states was just as cultured as Paris as well as proving to America that Chicago wasn’t the “Pig-slaughtering country town” they were known to be, and provided jobs during the failing economy so people could provide for their families. It also brought a countless amount of people, many of which were pretty, independent young women looking to find their own way in the changing times. The fair not only brought

dangerous person that could not be trusted. On the other hand, the textbook definition of an architect is a person who designs buildings and in many cases helps supervise those projects. One of America’s greatest architects in history was Daniel Hudson Burnham. He led America to do great things in architectural design. These two are very different, but they are brought together in the turbulent and chaotic environment of Chicago in the late 1800’s. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and

struggles of Daniel Burnham, who is the lead architect of the World's Fair. The second story line focuses on a doctor named H.H. Holmes, who is a strong, charismatic, serial killer. In the first storyline, the The Devil in the White City outlines the work that was needed to make the plans for the fair by Daniel Burnham, and execute the plans. In addition, it covered his challenges in getting world class architects to participate in the building of the World's Columbian Exposition. Burnham and his partner

different people, Daniel Hudson Burnham and Henry H. Holmes. Larson takes the readers on a roller coaster ride and leaves the reader hanging at the top of that roller coaster. His narrative flow builds up tension in the reader as the story continues, he uses transitional warning signs to convey his next line. Erik Larson differentiates and adds similarities between Daniel Hudson Burnham and Henry H. Holmes, the architect and the murderer. To begin with, Daniel Hudson Burnham was best known for

historical facts, the actual goal for Larson is to portray a sharp contrast between good and evil, and he does this by presenting two main characters around which the plots of this novel is built. The entire novel shifts back and forth between Daniel Burnham, the protagonist, and H. H. Holmes, the antagonist. The book is outlined so that alternating chapters follows distinct plot

develops the main characters Daniel Burnham, the main architect of the World’s Fair, and H. H. Homes, considered to be America’s first serial killer. He describes

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson has two main characters, Daniel H. Burnham and H. H. Holmes. Burnham is the protagonist. He was an accomplished architect who was chosen to design the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. ''It was easy to see how he got commissions. His very bearing and looks were half the battle. He had only to assert the most commonplace thing and it sounded important and convincing'' (Larson 26). This was how he was able to successfully build the fair of people's dreams. He