5. After marriage he moved to New England and then gradually became a famous writer.
6. His lre of investment, death of his wife and two daughters
The Easterners had a reputation for being civilized, cultured, and advanced; whereas the Westerners were considered to be lesseducated, less-refined and easy to be deceived.
➢ “The Gilded Age”: “an age of extremes”— “of decline and progress, of poverty and dazzling wealth, of gloom and buoyant hope”.
➢ the railroad: It changed the way in which people lived and worked.
California was a world of men, isolated, homesick, and eager for entertainment.
Gambling was one of the easiest and most popular ways to amuse themselves.
Background: Gold Rush
This story is set in the gold rush. In 1848, in California gold was discovered, a rapid movement of people to the newly discovered goldfield.