fictional, The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, provides an in-depth perception of the lives of the urban workers of what is called “Packing Town”, during the Industrial Revolution. Throughout this expository novel, the main theme of the evils of capitalism is constantly shown with the examples of the economic and sexual oppression, the production of contaminated meat, masculinity compromise, and dehumanization in order to create wealth and power for those who own these corporations. Upton Sinclair continuously
Upton Sinclair wrote and published six books in his lifetime, but The Jungle was first to win him much deserved recognition and praise. The jungle helped to form the pure food laws. While reading The Jungle, I found that the main theme of the book is capitalism, And the many negative effects it inflicted on the working lives of men, women, children and Especially immigrants in the 1920’s. Capitalism is a political and economic system where a Countries’ industry is controlled by private
“The Jungle” Upton Sinclair The Jungle by Upton Sinclair was a controversial book that concerned worker exploitation and unsanitary condition of the meat industry. Hundreds of immigrants moved to several cities in the US, especially Chicago, where this story’s setting takes place. The American Dream was the encouragement immigrants had, to migrate to the cities. Sinclair’s book describes the thought of the American Dream, daily immigrant life, and symbolism concerning the title, “The Jungle.” Throughout
economic system. The primary goal of The Jungle was to spark a social upheaval, not to expose the horrors within the meatpacking plants. Exposing the horrors was a means to an end. It gave Sinclair the ability to showcase an undeniable fallacy in our economic system. Sinclair was declaring to his readers, look at what capitalism does, it takes advantage of the underprivileged and the unprepared. Writing The Jungle gave Sinclair the ability to use his sensational writing skills
Holly Watkins Professor Patrick Kirkwood History 100C: Tuesday 25 September 2015 Historical Response: The Jungle In the famous 1906 novel, The Jungle, the author Upton Sinclair, represents the severe conditions of meat-packaging industries in Chicago. This piece can be labeled with many genres but the main two are political fiction and social criticism. Other genres could include a little bit of realism (for how brutally honest Sinclair was about the harsh environment), or philosophical fiction
whole idea of an unregulated industrial capitalism takes advantage of poor immigrants who will work for limited wages. When the family agrees to buy the house, it comes full of hidden cost which the house was already in poor shape. As the cost of living goes up the whole family including the children are forced to go to work in terrible conditions. Jobs in Packingtown are back breaking labor with extremely unsafe conditions. For the young finding a job is quite easy, factory owners are looking for
agricultural products. However, the FDA was not known by its modern name until the year 1930, with the passing of the Pure Food and Drugs Act in 1906. The westward expansion and everything that came with it such as but not limited to a severe incline of capitalism
their worst fears. “Numerous movie stars,” they reported, were taking “an active part in the Red movement in this country” and where hatching a plan to circulate “Communist propaganda…via the movies (Ross 3). As tensions over a perceived threat on Capitalism, the American way, posed by Russia, and the Communist lifestyle that they adopted became known as the Red Scare. (Communists were often referred to as “Reds” for their allegiance to the red Soviet flag.) The Red Scare had a huge affect on the American