Modernism was a transition time period that introduced a new perspective on a bigger picture. In the late 19th century cultures began to change causing the era of modernism to arise. The bigger perspective was based solely upon government and the different view points people had. In "Chicago" by Carl Sanburg, the poem expresses how everything in life is so routine and expected. "They tell me you are wicked and I believe them... They tell me you are crooked and I answer: yes" (Sanburg 733). Everything seems so uniform and modernism is the complete opposite. Modernism breaks the rules that are set to express creativity and passion within work. The movement is inspired by the power of government that established such a routine, that now the people