A Study of Social and Economic Aspects of the Gilded Age
Henry James and Abraham Cahan lived in the turn of the twentieth century, where social and economic corruptions were gilded by the extreme wealth of the few. This period also marked the beginning of a distinction between the European and American culture. Both authors artistically create in their stories the tragedy and drama of Americans in Europe and Europeans in America. James lived comfortably in both America and Europe, and it showed in his work "Daisy Miller: A Study" in which he creates a fairy tale land full of extravagant hotels, beautiful sceneries, sparkly blue lakes and well dressed people. Cahan was an immigrant living during the time of mass Americanization of European immigrants working in the difficult sweatshop conditions. James and Cahan were different writers inspired by different aspects of life, "Daisy Miller: A Study" presents the social outer appearances and the hypocrisy of society, while "A Sweat......
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