Upton Sinclair

immigrants were coming to the United States for a better life. Companies would hire immigrants from all over to work in their so called meatpacking industry which had unsanitary conditions. The Jungle written by Upton Sinclair which aimed at the meatpacking industry through the use of socialism. Upton advocated socialism more than capitalism which was used in the book. After the book was written an act was passed known as the Meat Inspection of 1906 which prohibited of misbranding meat products and better

In the book The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, the author shows the way immigrants were treated in America and how terrible it was. Before most immigrants came, they believed that they can make it in the new world. In America, they could get a new job, be free from religious prosecution, get a house, and live a happy life. But problems for these families started before they even got to America. On the trip over to America they had to ride a steerage which gave many people disease which could lead to death

Socialism Throughout The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, he portrays that capitalism is the cause of all evils in society. No matter how hard Jurgis and his family worked and tried, they were still stuck in the same squalor. Sinclair uses the life of Jurgis’s family, an immigrant family, to indicates that capitalism is bad, unfair, deceitful, untrust, inhuman, and violent. In Sinclair’s point of view, socialism is as remedy for the evils of capitalism. Jurgis’s family would have fared better under socialism

is an upper class, middle class and lower class, which individuals are associated to. We all know that individuals in the upper class have more resources, materials, properties and more money than the middle and lower class. The position that Upton Sinclair takes is that a wealthy nation isn’t a prosperous nation as many immigrants worked in horrible conditions and lived in miserable areas in her book “The Jungle”. I claim that a wealthy nation isn’t a prosperous nation because people have to look

The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, was a novel written to expose the harsh conditions of the meatpacking industry. The novel also describes the struggles of a family living in America.The novel changed the way many looked at society. Fortunately, that was Sinclair’s purpose of the novel. In other words, Sinclair included many themes for the novel like “The American Dream”, capitalism versus socialism, and even the horrors of the meatpacking industry. First, Sinclair included the theme of “The American

The Jungle, written by Upton Sinclair was a very touching and motivating story. Sinclair aimed for our hearts, but instead, he hit our stomachs. The Jungle is a story of hardships and trouble, some successes and many failures as a family tries to achieve the "American Dream." In this book, "The Jurgis Ruckus' myth of failure is the other side of the Horatio Alger's myth of success." (xxvi) Although this book was written about the hardships of a family, it was not just a story for one to read

After reading the book “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair it is apparent to me that even though the book was written many years ago the issues are still relevant to this day. Sinclair raises a few issues in his novel such as the harsh working conditions in the United States and the unsafe and unhealthy practices in the industrial businesses. During the early 20th century the industrial movement was causing much pain and death to the working class. Some if these issues are relatable in today’s age and

Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle is an unashamed example of the journalistic style known as muckraking. Sinclair researched the conditions being fought against during the Progressive Era and painted a picture in literary form for the ignorant readers. The consumerism that taped into the greed of industrialists is drawn out many times. This greed, in turn, drove down the American Standard of living in almost every aspect. With every corner of hope demolished, a path was laid out for all to follow, the

Sometimes, your own actions can cause your own pain. One good example of this is The Jungle. The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, was written in 1906 and is about an immigrant family, the most important Jurgis and Ona who come to America, hoping to find freedom, liberty, and most importantly, a job, as well as Jurgis looking to marry Ona. However, they soon find out that that they are being deceived at every turn, and their lives are worse than before. It is clear that Jurgis is one of the main protagonists

Upton Sinclair started his young life being born in Baltimore, Maryland September 20th, 1878 ( https://www.biography.com ). Upton was an only child to an alcoholic salesman and a very strong-willed stay -at home mother. They lived in a small house in Baltimore living in poverty. At the age of 10, Upton’s father decided to move the family to New York. Upton already started reading famous works from Shakespeare and more and started to get a step into push into his future career ( https://www.biography