Summary Of Eva Sinclair's The Jungle: A Narrative Fiction

In The Jungle by Uptown Sinclair, the immigrants were exploited to a point of slavery. They were not treated with care, and were considered a number and not a person. The company did not care whether or not how the person did their job, or how much danger the person in. As long as the job was done on time, and no money was wasted. At some points the men would not be able to work. Some men had little to no feeling in their hands due to cuts, and bruises. Uptown Sinclair showed this by saying, “The hands of these men would be criss-crossed with cuts, until you could no longer pretend to count them or to trace them.”-chapter 8 Sinclair. No person should have to go through all the pain and suffering these men had. It is hard for a person to make

Upton Sinclair was the author of a book called "The Jungle". His book was designed to bring light to the conditions of those who canned meat in Chicago, but his foul descriptions of the unsanitary food, and the vile slaughterhouses resonated with his readers much more.

In The Jungle, Author Upton Sinclair uses Jurgis, the main character of the book, as an example of what the common working man’s life was like. Jurgis, along with all his family are Lithuanian immigrants, who just immigrated to the U.S. Not knowing the foreign culture, they were hired by a meatpacking plant. This plant, ran by corrupt politicians, applied strict rules and regulations; not reimbursing/paying their workers enough, long hours, etc. Jurgis joined a Union, after realizing he should fight for his rights as a laborer. Sinclair’s opinion about labor rights was, that the common working man should fight for, and be granted more rights to increase their chance of supporting their families.

In the Labor Union, many workers advocated for improvements of working conditions. In an excerpt by Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle” describes the disgustingness of meatpacking industry and the horrendous conditions the workers had to be in. Workers had to work at least 16 hours of labor a day under dreadful working conditions, while being paid low wages. On top of that, many workers would lose limbs while working; workers would lose their lives at work. The majority of the workers would be children, due to children not asking for high wages and they are able to get into the machines to work or fix them.

The working environment in slaughterhouses and meat packing factories were atrocious. According to Sinclair in The Jungle, the workers in these factories were to pickle or smoke spoiled meat and cut off the contaminated parts. The meat that had been dropped was picked up and put back in the grinder as if nothing happened at all. If a whole ham is spoiled to the point it smelled the workers were to chop it up with other meats and pour chemicals to smother the pungent odor oozing off the meat. Rats overrun storage rooms where the meat is kept in piles under insufficient, leaky ceilings. The factories have workers mop up the brine, that is used to preserve the meat, towards a hole in the floor so it can be recycled and used again. After a few days, workers were to shovel the unused rotten scraps into the truck that hauled off the meat.

Muckrakers were journalists, novelists, professors, and public intellectuals who voiced their Progressive ideas, brought exposure to the living conditions of American workers and political corruption present throughout the era. Their name of muckraker was given by President Roosevelt in a speech depicting them as people who were interested in only raking the filth with a muckrake in their hands. He supported their exposure of issues but no in the way in which they did them which he often saw as irresponsible. It was very much due to the muckrakers’ success that the general public became supportive of progressive issues.

Upton Sinclair was an American writer whose works reverts not only the inside but also the socialists view on things. Upton Sinclair was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was born into a family which held to its Southern aristocracy in everything that was done. When Sinclair was ten years old, the family packed up and moved to New York City as there were more opportunities to succeed.

New agencies were established as a role of the government's responsibility to its citizens and one of those agencies was the Food and Drug Association. The Food and Drug Association origins could be traced back to the creation of the Agricultural Division in the Patent Office in 1848. The FDA federal consumer protection agency began when the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act was passed. This law was aimed to end serious abuses in the consumer product marketplace. This agency was strongly advocated by Harvey Washington Wiley and the act was passed because of his efforts and Upton Sinclair's book "The Jungle".

Gastroenteritis, Typhoid Fever, and E. coli… all conditions that can result from eating mishandled food. Before modern research, nobody knew that these aliments could result from consuming food that was handled by someone in a factory which had poor sanitation. The environments of these factories are specifically depicted in Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle. We now live under the impression that the FDA and other governmental companies are strictly regulating what happens to the food we consume - that we are fully protected from any harmful diseases we could catch from something that gives us life; however, this is just another false promise the leaders of this country tell us in order to secure our dependence upon them.

After an awkward moment of silence, I began to walk towards the doors. "Now if you girls excuse me, I need to get to Vice Principal's office."

Alexander then said he would be given a reward for his act. He was then ordered to be beheaded, because the hat band was ¨sacred¨. Why!? Why would you do something like that!? Now, you maybe able to say that when his men suffered so did alexander. That however is not true. Alexander was very bloodthirsty, and never did you hear anything about him respecting his fallen men. So he clearly does not care about them at all. Finally, alexander was very eager to go into battle. Why would anyone want to start a war!? Wars are bad. Well… Alexander thought the opposite. In the article “How Great Was Alexander the Great?” it stated that he was very eager to go into battle. Unfortantly for his father, before he could begin the attack on Persia, he died. This gave Alexander the opportunity to lead the battle. Although he could have not, and the wars would not have happened , and destruction would be minimal. He could have just let peace be… BUT NOOOO!!!! HE HAD TO GO AND FIGHT FOR HIS REPUTATION AND ARROGANT EGO!!! Thats messed up. As you can see from the evidence stated above, it is very clear that Alexander was very worthy of the title “ the villain” rather than “the

always arrived on time before his enemies expected. Alexander could see him and his enemy's

“The Jungle” is a novel by a renowned author by the name of Upton Sinclair. He is an American author who had an interest in addressing the improper conduct of the political and business class. He was born on September 20, 1878, in Baltimore, Maryland. As an author, he was able to publish several novels addressing important issues in the society. His novels include “The Springtime and Harvest,” which was his first novel in 1901 and “The Jungle” among many others. Through his work and dedication, he was also acknowledged as an activist who was ready to address and highlight any social injustice that infringed human rights (“The Jungle”).

The Jungle is a title that is open to interpretation, but only to a certain point. When I think of a jungle I think of a tropical area with many different plants and animals. In this story, though, it is nearly opposite. The city is a grey mess, and nothing really bringing life to it, other than the workers. Although, in the grand scheme of things, I do agree that Upton Sinclair chose the correct name for this novel.

His countless sucesses were invariable, whether he fought against disciplined, highly trained troops or guerilla bands of wild hill tribes, on plains or on mountains, deserts, ravines, marshes or rivers, winter snow or burning sun; weather and darkness were not obstacles. Alexander never wasted time. He always arrived before his enemies expected. His men followed him for more than 21,000 miles because they believed he had their best interests in mind. They always counted on him to lead them to victory after victory and he never failed.