The background and characteristics of the gilded age in America

Background:1861-1865 broke out in the American civil war, which was of great significance in American history. The only war of the United States of America on its own land ended in victory in the North. For more than 30 years after the war, American industry developed rapidly, moving towards centralization and monopoly. Monopoly capitalism has gradually become the foundation of American economy. Since the completion of the first transcontinental railway in 1869, the development of science and technology has changed people's way of life.

In the 20th century, electric lights, telephones, telegrams, movies, etc. Both were born in this period, and the increasingly fierce industrial competition led to the emergence of industrial giants. The process of urbanization was further accelerated, the frontier ended and the agricultural revolution was completed. Does the bourgeoisie call this stage a "golden age"?

Features:

(1) Black Humor Language

In The Gilded Age, the author satirized and lashed the plunder and speculation in American society at that time with a lot of black humorous language with realistic colors, and successfully portrayed western speculators, government officials, oriental entrepreneurs and other figures, and portrayed opportunism, the gap between the rich and the poor and extortion in the society at that time.

(2) Irony and irony.

The most striking artistic feature in the language of Gilded Age is the use of irony and satire, which is reflected in the preface of Gilded Age.

Extended data:

The hero:

Rona Hawkins

Lord Hawkins is an ordinary citizen who is full of speculation and lacks moral bottom line. He originally lived in a remote town in Tennessee. In order to get rich overnight, he tried many circuitous methods, including selling black slaves and advocating perpetual motion plans. In the end, he chose to buy 75,000 mu of barren land with his little money and join the farming business with Cyrus, who was also looking forward to making a windfall. However, he finally gave up his life when he was ill.

Alnar Durba Suey

Dilhuasui is both a member of parliament and a business owner. As a "red-top businessman", Deere Huasui not only failed to fulfill his functions and social responsibilities of participating in and discussing state affairs, but used his position as a government official to enrich himself and embezzle financial funds under the pretext of public welfare, which became a true portrayal of typical government officials in American society at that time.

As a member of Congress, Du Huasui submitted a bill to Congress, suggesting that 200,000 US dollars should be used to build a university to improve the education level of local blacks. On the surface, it is a public welfare undertaking that benefits the people, but behind it lies the secret of financial allocation, engineering construction and low-interest loans.

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