Topics:<\/b> Depravity; Evil; Fall of Humanity; Free Will; Human Condition; Human Nature; Human Will; Power; Sinful Nature; Violence<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Matthew 12:35; Luke 6:45; Romans 8:5\u201311<\/p>\n
Set against Chicago World\u2019s Fair in 1893, Erik Larson\u2019s bestselling book The Devil in the White City<\/i> tells the true story of two men, each serving as an extreme example of the good and evil in humans.<\/p>\n
Daniel Burnham, one of the greatest architects of his day, was the driving force behind the Chicago World\u2019s Fair, transforming it into a phenomenon that forever changed his country. In less than two years, Burnham supervised the construction of more than two hundred buildings along the coast of Lake Michigan. The largest exhibition, called the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, had enough interior volume to have housed the U.S. Capitol, the Great Pyramid, Winchester Cathedral, Madison Square Garden, and St. Paul\u2019s Cathedral, all at the same time.<\/p>\n
The fair attracted more than 27.5 million visitors at a time when the nation\u2019s total population was 65 million.<\/p>\n
Dr. H. H. Holmes also achieved notoriety during this era, but not for creating beauty. The year before the fair, Holmes constructed a block-long, three-story building that included a soundproof vault, several gas chambers, and a specially crafted furnace designed to eliminate odors. Holmes called it \u201cThe World\u2019s Fair Hotel.\u201d In it he murdered at least twenty-seven men, women, and children. At least that\u2019s what he confessed to. Investigators believed the number was much higher, since fifty young women alone were traced to Holmes\u2019s hotel and were never seen or heard from again.<\/p>\n
Burnham was quoted as saying, \u201cMake no little plans; they have no magic to stir men\u2019s blood.\u201d Holmes, by contrast, stated, \u201cI was born with the devil in me. I could not help the fact that I was a murderer, no more than the poet can help the inspiration to sing.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Devil in the White City<\/i> symbolizes the present condition of humanity. Even when we achieve our highest dreams and potential, there is evil afoot.<\/p>\n
\u2014Story told in Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City<\/i> (Vintage, 2003)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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