Upton Sinclair famously considered The Jungle to be a failure because it didn’t do enough to help the conditions of the working poor. Do you agree with this sentiment Not at all. While perhaps the changes did not occur as quickly as Upton Sinclair would have liked‚ his work helped produce significant changes in conditions for workers‚ as well as the food and goods they were producing. Between unions and legal protections‚ the workplace of today might be something Upton Sinclair would be
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in its own corruption (Sinclair 165). The city‚ during the time span of the novel‚ was truly a jungle-like society in which Upton Sinclair found much fault and great room for improvement. Sinclair perceived the problem in American society to be the destructive reign of capitalism. In The Jungle‚ he presented the reader with the Rudkus family who encountered a great deal of strife and anguish‚ through which the evils of American capitalism were portrayed. Upton Sinclair strongly believed in the
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excellent theme‚ because Sinclair truly persuades the reader into the belief that socialism is far superior to capitalism. He creates a sort of propaganda for the cause of socialism. The theme is developed subtly. The author introduces the idea of socialism in chapter 28‚ when Jurgis just happens to stumble upon a socialist meeting. Upon entering‚ he initiates his (and the readers’) intrigue into the world of politics. This method is successful‚ because the speech gives Sinclair a way to explain his
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Socialism in “The Jungle” By Tyler Dobson Sinclair’s The Jungle is a novel that tends to advocate for socialism as a remedy for the evils of capitalism that has dominated a society. Upton Sinclair’s piece was written in 1906‚ at a time when many European immigrants had migrated to the United States with the hope of becoming prosperous in their lives. However‚ their expectations were not met as some of them ended up being unemployed and those who managed to get jobs like Jurgis Rudkus in
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his muckrake‚ but who would neither look up nor regard the crown he was offered‚ but continued to rake himself the filth of the floor. Some‚ like Roosevelt viewed methods of muckrakers such as Ida Tarbell‚ Ray S. Baker‚ Lincoln Steffens‚ and Upton Sinclair as these types of people. Others saw these muckraking methods as perfectly acceptable for fighting against the industrial powerhouses. Either way‚ these muckrakers worked hard to arouse sentiment in the hearts of the public (Reiger 1). Muckraking
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become ill from eating this disgusting meat‚ and some people actually died. Sinclair also mentions how filthy the streets were at this time‚ filled with mud and various filth. Also how the stench of excrement and decaying flesh of animals filled the air. We see just how dangerous this unsanitary was when Sinclair’s character Jurgis’s little boy Antanas drowns in the mud on the street‚ and this is also was a gateway for Sinclair to show us how people often turned to alcohol to deal with the pain of poverty
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Jacob Riis and Upton Sinclair were two individuals who took the initiative to expose issues that were looked over as they were deemed unimportant. However ‚ their pieces of writing showed America how terrible certain conditions are and that we should make a change to stop
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Zachary Pascarosa Mr. Cole American History I H 4 May 2013 The Progressives DBQ In the Progressive Era of American History‚ a lot changed. There were efforts to alleviate urban blight‚ corruption and economic issues. There were many approaches to this task‚ none of which were entirely successful. Overall they did alleviate many problems‚ but they didn’t effectively stop many of the more critical ones such as hunger‚ and the terrible conditions in tenements. The progressives did help the current
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Essay Most important person: Theodore Roosevelt By: Adora Stephenson Mod: 1 Theodore Roosevelt changed a lot of event in my eyes. He started small such as being a police commissioner. Teddy changes the armed force as we know it. Teddy as well fought for the labor movement. Last but not least Theodore cared for the environment‚ he loved to hunt but because of his interest. He saw how bad the meat industry was and he made things safer and stricter to keep everyone safe. Overall he put people
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of a novel by Upton Sinclair containing the truth behind meat packing corporations changed American food industries to this day and revealed the nature and movement of Progressivism. The demand for meat inspection laws began with America’s involvement with the European export market. Since the European market was vital to America’s economy‚ it was the influence
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