The Jungle‚ written by Upton Sinclair was a very touching and motivating story. Sinclair aimed for our hearts‚ but instead‚ he hit our stomachs. The Jungle is a story of hardships and trouble‚ some successes and many failures as a family tries to achieve the "American Dream." In this book‚ "The Jurgis Ruckus’ myth of failure is the other side of the Horatio Alger’s myth of success." (xxvi) Although this book was written about the hardships of a family‚ it was not just a story for one to read
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Eduardo Leon 5.4 Respond to the following in complete‚ well-developed sentences. 1. Upton Sinclair was called a "muckraker." How did Sinclair "muckrake" for social reform? uncovering the horrible working conditions for the people working in the meat industries. Americans later demanded for better working conditions. 2. Sinclair was convinced ".... through art one could cause change." What was established as a direct result of the public outcry from this novel? The pure food and
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incentives from supervisors not to. With a number so high Upton Sinclair is rolling over in his grave‚ shouting socialist messages. Even with all the technological advances in the 21st century‚ there are still people getting their index fingers chopped off while cutting cows apart day in and day out. Before the meatpacking and food industry as a whole was subjected to muckraking‚ they expected that what the public didn’t know about the
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peace and cordiality throughout America. However‚ by the time one century has passed‚ corruption and social castes have inevitably settled over the country‚ ultimately disproving almost everything Paine had lauded America for. This is evidenced by Upton Sinclair’s 1906 novel‚ The Jungle‚ and the Eric Schlosser’s 2003 book‚ Fast Food Nation. The 21st century has done nothing to support Paine’s praises of America. Although the Occupational Safety and Health Administration‚ commonly called OSHA‚ has
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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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Primary Resource Assignment In February 1906‚ the Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group published the novel called The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. This novel exposed the plight of immigrants working in Chicago’s meatpacking industry. It depicted the severe working conditions of the meatpacking industries employees in Chicago and also described the unsanitary factory conditions that they had to work through during a daily basis. For example‚ some of the unacceptable conditions that were described were
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putting poisoned bread out for them and after the rats consume the bread‚ the bread‚ rat‚ and meat is all put together. ”There would be meat that had tumbled out on the floor‚ in the dirt and sawdust‚ where the workers had trampled and spit.” (Upton Sinclair‚ The Jungle‚ Viking Press‚ 1905) Child labor is another problem America is facing today. I would like to donate 300‚000 dollars to helping the National Child Labor Committee because the working conditions are far too dangerous and extreme for
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surge of over 1 million immigrants came to the city. During this time‚ author Upton Sinclair was working undercover‚ investigating working conditions in the city’s meatpacking district. Sinclair’s research was integrated into his novel The Jungle‚ a tragic story about a group of immigrants from Lithuania led by Jurgis‚ the main character that is set on providing for his family while chasing the American dream. Sinclair narrates the struggles of Jurgis and his family’s encounters as they battle
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References: Nash‚ Gary B.‚ and Jeffrey‚ Julie Roy.‚ et al. The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society. 2nd ed. New York: Longman Publishers‚ 2003. Sinclair‚ Upton. The Jungle. New York: Grosset & Dunlap. 1906.
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reforms did the novel call for? Do you think The Jungle was effective in bringing about societal and governmental reform? The Jungle‚ a largely informative‚ eye-opening novel written by Upton Sinclair‚ tells the horrible truths about life in Chicago and America in general in the early twentieth century. Sinclair wrote this famous piece with the hopes of educating the public on the struggles faced by the average American‚ along with the many societal and governmental reforms that needed to be put
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