Despite‚ The Jungle by Upton Sinclair showing a horrific struggle of America’s working-class‚ the federal government does not have the responsibility to enact policies or take action to help the situation of American workers. This can be deduced through the U.S. government’s tradition of laissez-faire as well as the principles stated in the U.S. constitution. The U.S government’s practice of “laissez-faire” is one aspect which makes it difficult to aid struggling workers. Laissez-faire is a policy
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Josel Wong Mr. Wear AP Language and Composition 5 November 2009 The Jungle Questions Part I 1. The wedding between Jurgis and Ona is an epitome of the various problems in Packingtown. The way the saloon keeper took advantage of the couple is representative of the dishonesty and thievery from the surrounding society. The crowd stranded outside the wedding symbolizes the helpless and hungry inhabitants of Packingtown. When the newlyweds allowed these people into the wedding they quickly transformed
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the meat packing industry of this town has provided many jobs and generated great amounts of commerce. However‚ the meat packing plants are the epicenter of a huge health risk to Americans everywhere. I recently read an expose called "The Jungle"‚ by . I had merely picked it up through a mutual friend out of curiosity‚ but was quickly wrapped up in reading of the atrocities of the Chicago meat packing plants. Take for example the rodent infestation of storage facilities
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In the novel‚ The Jungle by Upton Sinclair‚ Jurgis’s alienation exposes society’s moral values. Jurgis Rudkins is a Lithuanian immigrant first arrives in America filled with optimism and strongly believes in the American dream. Slowly‚ his optimism dwindles after experiencing the harsh working conditions and corruption of capitalism. As he begins to distance himself from his family‚ he turns to crime and alcohol until eventually deciding to join the socialist movement‚ hoping for a better future
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America is often known as the land of opportunities. For decades‚ immigrants have migrated to America to try and obtain the American Dream. In the novel‚ The Jungle by Upton Sinclair‚ the American dream is very difficult if not impossible to achieve for many immigrants such as the Lithuanians due to their lack of money and differences. The Lithuanians emigrated to America thinking they would finally be able to live the American Dream until they are faced with the reality of difficulties: dangerous
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door of restaurants and businesses? Upton Sinclair was an author‚ journalist and activist. He wrote The Jungle and Boston to uncover the in justice of the meat packing industry. He was a muckracker often known as a spy. "He was named for his father who was an alcoholic." His mother name was Priscilla Harden. "Sinclair was the one of the best American writers of his era." He had a since of poverty because he lived in cheap apartments in New York. "Sinclair graduated from a university which we
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Throughout Upton Sinclair’s novel‚ The Jungle‚ Jurgis Rudkus descends into an abyss of poverty as he journeys through the industrialized urban jungle known as Packingtown. Allowing a family of Lithuanian immigrants to be his farmhands‚ Upton Sinclair plants the seeds of socialism into readers’ minds‚ hoping for a prosperous season. Jurgis’s journey through the depths of American Capitalism tarnish his soul‚ leaving him a mere shell of his former self. The slow annihilation of Jurgis’s family at
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bolstered by promise of good fortune. Instead they found themselves beaten into failure by American industry. Upton Sinclair wanted to expose the cruelty and heartlessness endured by these ordinary workers. He chose to represent the industrial world through the meatpacking industry‚ where the rewards of progress were enjoyed only by the privileged‚ who exploited the powerless masses of workers. The Jungle is a novel and a work of investigative journalism; its primary purpose was to inform the general public
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The Jungle Review The Jungle is a perfect example of an effective form of muckraking journalism that affected the masses and catalyzed the reform movements of the Progressive Era. The Jungle written by Upton Sinclair was a story that not only focused on the unfortunate life of a Lithuanian family headed by a man named Jurgis‚ searching for the American dream‚ but also the corruption and reform attempts of the Chicago government and Packingtown. Even though Sinclair discusses the corruption‚ bribery
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The Jungle by Upton Sinclair and Chicago by Carl Sandburg Sociological Analysis From the respective viewpoints from and within the Jungle by Upton Sinclair and the poem Chicago by Carl Sandburg‚ we can evaluate the differences between the externally affecting thoughts of the ignorant‚ the oppressed‚ the oppressors‚ and how the caused behaviors affect conditions in societies. The fictional facets of Upton Sinclair’s 1906 depiction of Chicago and the same of Carl Sandburg’s 1914 depiction catalyze
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