
S1 Ep.4: “A Long Ladder” with Audra McDonald and Dr.Erica Armstrong Dunbar
The Official Gilded Age Podcast
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Exploring Assumptions and Biases
This chapter discusses how the characters in the show have assumptions about each other's lives based on their race and social class. It highlights the differences in the worlds they inhabit and the exposure they have to one another's experiences. The chapter also explores the parallels in family dynamics between Marianne and Peggy's households, despite cultural differences.
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