Vanderbilt as an Allusion:
Great Wealth
Cornelius Vanderbilt started on his path to prosperity by investing in the shipping business, building a railroad empire, and as his family grew, their wealth did as well, making them the seventh richest family in history and a literary allusion to great wealth. In the 1800s, the Vanderbilt family wealth began to be displayed in their many decadent cottages and mansions they built, some of which now are modern day museums for tourists to enjoy. An article in American Home writes,” The word ‘mural’ suggests to most people either the wall spaces of Rockafeller Center or the wealth of a Vanderbilt.” The article claims that most people view murals as being synonymous with extravagant homes, such as the mansions built by the Vanderbilt family, and therefore causing the belief that murals are unattainable for the average family.
Works Cited
American Home, 1936
Delahunty, Andrew, Sheila Dignen and Penny Stock. “Vanderbilt” The Oxford Dictionary of Allusions. New York: Oxford UP, 2001. Print.
Great Wealth
Cornelius Vanderbilt started on his path to prosperity by investing in the shipping business, building a railroad empire, and as his family grew, their wealth did as well, making them the seventh richest family in history and a literary allusion to great wealth. In the 1800s, the Vanderbilt family wealth began to be displayed in their many decadent cottages and mansions they built, some of which now are modern day museums for tourists to enjoy. An article in American Home writes,” The word ‘mural’ suggests to most people either the wall spaces of Rockafeller Center or the wealth of a Vanderbilt.” The article claims that most people view murals as being synonymous with extravagant homes, such as the mansions built by the Vanderbilt family, and therefore causing the belief that murals are unattainable for the average family.
Works Cited
American Home, 1936
Delahunty, Andrew, Sheila Dignen and Penny Stock. “Vanderbilt” The Oxford Dictionary of Allusions. New York: Oxford UP, 2001. Print.
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