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The Jungle as Socialist Propaganda   In the world of economic competition that we live in today, many thrive and many are left to dig through trashcans. It has been a constant struggle throughout the modern history of society. One widely prescribed example of this struggle is Upton Sinclair's groundbreaking novel, The Jungle. The Jungle takes the reader along on a journey with a group of recent Lithuanian immigrants to America. As well as a physical journey, this is a journey into a

people will just jump on a bandwagon because a certain party says that it will give them items for free. It makes other people think that they are entitled to other people 's possessions. Making companies a public domain only because the government wants to be in control and make more profit. Making minimum wage a reasonably high price so that everyone will have the same wage even though some jobs are harder than others. The Socialist party in the United States is promising these things and people

quo of corporate exploitation. At the onset of the 20th century however this message began to take particular weight, as evidenced by the tripling of the AFL’s membership and the rise of the Industrial Workers of the World. Labor unions, the Socialist Party and progressives as a whole took issue with the doctrine of Social Darwinism and moved forward as a somewhat united front with the goal of bringing meaningful change to American society. As America made the transition into an industrial power

was born in west Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27, 1880 which is now commemorated as Helen Keller day in the state of Pennsylvania. Apart from being a very prolific writer, Keller was also a person a strong sense of conviction. A member of the socialist party of America and the industrial workers if the world, she rallied and campaigned for causes such as women’s suffrage, labor right, socialism, anti-militarism, and other similar causes. She was inducted into the Alabama women’s hall of fame in 1971

Truly understanding the conditions of an immigrant’s life during the Gilded Age is a feat of remarkable magnitude for us who live such amazing lives today, but Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle achieves this astonishing task by describing the tortuous lives of Jurgis and his family as they toil to simply survive the insurmountable debts and problems society has placed upon them. Sinclair enthralls the reader with this story of small joys that are quickly overshadowed by depression, death, and anger. He

examples of these were groups such as the Kadets, the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks. All three of these groups had slightly different aims. But all of them wanted something in common and that was change in Russia. Therefore as we clearly see reformist parties did put a large amount of pressure on Russia and on the Tsarist government. But on the other hand there were a number of other important factors that I believe where largely involved in causing the 1905 revolution. The factors I intend to include

Vladimir Men’shov’s Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1979) is a Soviet melodrama that focuses on the fate of three working-class women in the glamorous city of Moscow. The film reflects the socialist ideologies by telling the story of the individual characters and their struggles in life. Liuda, Katia, and Tonia once lived in the same workers’ dorm, but when they grew older, they led different paths of lives. The results of their lives are determined by their attitude and their contribution to the

The Jungle is Upton Sinclair’s novel that narrates the tragedy of Jurgis Rudkus and his family, Lithuanian immigrants who travel to America to work in Chicago’s meatpacking plants. It is a grim story of suffering and hardship. This family undergoes considerable difficulties that vary from the appalling and unsafe working conditions, to poverty and starvation, in addition to merciless businessmen who extort their money as well as dishonest politicians who generate laws that permit the existence of

Eugene V. Debs Citizen and Socialist Nick Salvatore’s book Eugene V. Debs Citizen and Socialist provides a very detailed account of the life and times and Eugene Debs. Debs was born in Terre Haute Indiana and Salvatore emphasizes the important role that this played in Debs upbringing. Terre Haute was ripe with religious fundamentalism from its founding. Religion permeated everyday life throughout Terre Haute. Salvatore writes that, “In newspaper editorials, political speeches, civic dedications

unemployed. He wrote over ninety books in his lifetime, as well as countless articles and other works of journalism. As Sinclair grew up, he was exposed to both a lifestyle of poverty and wealth that shaped his world as well as his political views as a socialist, or someone who advocates the vesting of the control of the means of production and distribution, of capital or land in the community as a whole. Upton Sinclair was a controversial author who took a stand in history by vastly impacting the food industry