Jungle's Effect On American Society
The Effect of the Jungle on American Society
By: Evan Mastroianni
The Effect of the Jungle on American Society What is a novel? For some it is simply a throw-away piece of material that is only meant to satisfy the individual for a brief moment. It is something that a person preforms to simply kill time and holds know true value to the individual other than filling the allotted ?reading time? on the person?s calendar. For others, it is so much more than simply instant gratification it is an escape, an escape from whatever chaos or turmoil troubling the individual at that time into another world. One in which the individual has no need to conform to what society tells him he needs to be but to …show more content…
During the time of Sinclair?s novel the meatpacking industry was experiencing its ?heyday? and had evolved from simple stockyards and slaughterhouses into what appeared to look more like miniature cities meatpacking plants. This immense evolution for the meatpacking industry was a direct result of the technological advancement and innovations that resulted from the previously mentioned Industrial Revolution. This influx of new technological advancements led to quicker and more efficient methods for those in the meat industry to be able to package and process their products. This resulted in the need for huge complexes to be built that would house such machinery and plants that would be able to quickly process meat[endnoteRef:3]. However such efficiency and concern for profitability led to a disregard for basic safety and workplace conditions, as was the case for most industries at the time. What made the meatpacking industry especially dangerous however was the fact that these incidents and the lack of safety regulations were occurring in areas that were producing individuals? food: [3: Slaughterhouse to the W …show more content…
The novel should have such a deep effect on the reader?s psyche that he is inspired to look at not him/herself and his surroundings in a different light, but he/she must be so inspired by what the author is attempting to get across in the novel that they use such emotions and topics brought up by the novel to contribute to the decisions that they make and the actions they perform. This is the ultimate goal of any credible or successful novel. To be able to break that barrier, a fourth wall, and to make the author seem as though he is the person or object the novel is speaking of. As we look back we can see that through its use of graphic imagery and detail, Sinclair?s ?The Jungle? has captivated audiences around the world and has led to countless reforms and continues to effect American society to this very day.
Works Cited
Chicago History Museum. Slaughterhouse to the World. 10 February 2004. 24 April 2016.
Hevrdjres, Judy. Chicago Tribune . 2 February 2012. 24 April 2016.
Montagna, Joseph. "The Industrial Revolution." n.d. Yale University. 24 April 2016.
Sinclair, Upton. The Jungle . New York: Barnes and Noble,
By: Evan Mastroianni
The Effect of the Jungle on American Society What is a novel? For some it is simply a throw-away piece of material that is only meant to satisfy the individual for a brief moment. It is something that a person preforms to simply kill time and holds know true value to the individual other than filling the allotted ?reading time? on the person?s calendar. For others, it is so much more than simply instant gratification it is an escape, an escape from whatever chaos or turmoil troubling the individual at that time into another world. One in which the individual has no need to conform to what society tells him he needs to be but to …show more content…
During the time of Sinclair?s novel the meatpacking industry was experiencing its ?heyday? and had evolved from simple stockyards and slaughterhouses into what appeared to look more like miniature cities meatpacking plants. This immense evolution for the meatpacking industry was a direct result of the technological advancement and innovations that resulted from the previously mentioned Industrial Revolution. This influx of new technological advancements led to quicker and more efficient methods for those in the meat industry to be able to package and process their products. This resulted in the need for huge complexes to be built that would house such machinery and plants that would be able to quickly process meat[endnoteRef:3]. However such efficiency and concern for profitability led to a disregard for basic safety and workplace conditions, as was the case for most industries at the time. What made the meatpacking industry especially dangerous however was the fact that these incidents and the lack of safety regulations were occurring in areas that were producing individuals? food: [3: Slaughterhouse to the W …show more content…
The novel should have such a deep effect on the reader?s psyche that he is inspired to look at not him/herself and his surroundings in a different light, but he/she must be so inspired by what the author is attempting to get across in the novel that they use such emotions and topics brought up by the novel to contribute to the decisions that they make and the actions they perform. This is the ultimate goal of any credible or successful novel. To be able to break that barrier, a fourth wall, and to make the author seem as though he is the person or object the novel is speaking of. As we look back we can see that through its use of graphic imagery and detail, Sinclair?s ?The Jungle? has captivated audiences around the world and has led to countless reforms and continues to effect American society to this very day.
Works Cited
Chicago History Museum. Slaughterhouse to the World. 10 February 2004. 24 April 2016.
Hevrdjres, Judy. Chicago Tribune . 2 February 2012. 24 April 2016.
Montagna, Joseph. "The Industrial Revolution." n.d. Yale University. 24 April 2016.
Sinclair, Upton. The Jungle . New York: Barnes and Noble,