the case with writer Upton Sinclair, who grew up experiencing both sides of wealth and class divisions. By reflecting on his experiences with class division, Upton Sinclair’s exposé not only sheds light on the fight for workers rights but also incorporates a Socialist philosophy. Upton Sinclair was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 20, 1878. From birth Sinclair was exposed to dichotomies that would have an effect on his young mind and his thinking in later life (“Upton”). He was born with
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
Muckrackers were a group of reporters who exposed the corruption and injustices in the business sector and the government sector that revealed the graveness of the (pathetic working conditions) situation, which until then, was not public knowledge. The print revolution allowed for the situation to develop, radically changing it as people grew to become aware, to some extent, about the corruption, but writing to Congress to eradicate and correct these abuses had not only less of an immediate impact
a successful muckraking brought to the attention during Roosevelt’s time as President was that of Upton Sinclair. Upton Sinclair had secretly gone undercover in the Chicago meatpacking industry to unmask the horrible work conditions and practices that were being ignored by the meat companies. He documented his information in a book he had published titled “The Jungle” (Foist, Laura). Upton Sinclair’s exposure on the meat industry forced President Roosevelt to send Charles Neill and James Reynolds
How much longer are we going to sit idly by while the government and big corporations take advantage of us? How much longer are we going to feign ignorance? We should be past the point of wealthy, influential people taking advantage of their clients or the common citizen. We’ve seen so many incidences of unlucky people getting misled and mistreated by people who possess power. No matter whether or not someone is working or if someone is unemployed, they somehow end up getting taken advantage of.