The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

Features explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols and detailed analysis of important characters.

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The Devil in the White City features explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols including: motivation; pride; fire; the color blue; sickness; dark and light. It also includes detailed analysis of these important characters: Daniel H. Burnham; H.H. Holmes; Frederick Law Olmsted.