Two-Sided Gilded Age

As I was reading through part 3, this question was constantly roaming around in my head: What do the the existence of the growing economic depression and Holmes' murders during the exciting World Fair reflect about the city of Chicago?

Finally I realized the existence of the depression and Holmes' murders during the World Affair reflect the two-sidedness of not only the city of Chicago, but also of the nation. The murders and depression foil to the negative aspects of the Gilded Age and of even the city of Chicago. It seems like the more hidden negative aspects are kind of covered up by the positive and exciting World Affair that's going on at the same exact time. The differences in the two sides also reflect the differences between the social classes during the Gilded Age. It seems like the positive aspect, such as the World Affair, or the higher upper class is more well-known than the inner situations of hardships. The upper class of society have no problem attending the World Affair and don't struggle much through the depression. However, this is not the case with the lower and middle class of people. While the upper class enjoys the fair, the lower class struggles with the depression and women of the lower classes start getting murdered by Holmes by just staying at the cheap hotel. The key idea is foiling all the two sidedness; the Gilded Age is referred to as looking great on the outside yet full of hardships on the inside, and that is also how the city of Chicago is reflected by the book.