Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to live in this world and country during the transition from a rural life; from agricultural society to an economic nation and the emergence of an industrialized society? Well, that's exactly what the people of the Gilded Age experienced. It was a time of dramatic commercial and political practice. For business to grow, a great separation quickly occurred between the people and the country. This has caused our society to experience a stressful time and has made it very difficult to equalize ideas and concepts. Throughout this specific document, there are four sources written by different people. Each source has an explanation and insight into the Gilded Age era. By reading these materials, she showed and expressed to the public that depending on a person's position in society, it will allow knowing their opinions and views on our world. be significantly different. Each of the authors of this paper has somewhat different but similar views and explanations about the period 1870-1895. Many views on business production and politics differ greatly depending on one's role in society. Some of the authors of the sources, such as Andrew Carnegie and Jay Gould, were each part of an upper class within the Gilded Age. Their view on the business sector was that the government should not get involved in its actions in the business world. While another author of the source, Henry George, considered that being poor and living in poverty is an act of others within a selfish society, and that if we want change, we must correct our actions to enable an absolute and safe community filled with equality. .First, a man who was... middle of paper ...... a reformer who, in 1885, gave a speech known as "Analysis of the Crime of Poverty." George explains that it is not a crime to be poor, but that poverty is a crime. This means that those who are considered to be living in poverty are victims of a crime for which they or those around them are responsible. George also explains how poverty is everywhere. This is something that all nations know. It is a time of suffering due to unjust distribution and ownership of land. Henry George makes society understand that individuals can possess something that no man created. He gives reasoning to those living in poverty and explains that man did not create the earth, so you can own it if your heart desires. Her resolution on poverty was to end the unjust distribution of money from the earth that man did not even create, so that she could restore equality..