THE JUNGLE: Essay In the year of 1906 Upton Sinclair published a book called THE JUNGLE‚ which takes place in Chicago. In Sinclair’s book THE JUNGLE Sinclair uses many different ways to persuade Americans to turn to socialism. Socialism is any various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods. In other words socialism is when everyone has to combine the money that they’ve earned then
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The American Dream has been a great symbol for hope in the better for the immigrants presented by the author‚ Upton Sinclair. Upton Sinclair in the book‚ The Jungle‚ argued that the meatpacking industry in Packingtown had caused so many deaths‚ injuries‚ and corruptions which weakened the American Dream. Sinclair supported his argument by demonstrating the poor conditions of an immigrant couple‚ Jurgis and Ona‚ and their immigrant family through the use of pathos to bring out emotion of the evils
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descriptions in The Jungle. Conversely however‚ and perhaps eyebrow raising given his hostile stance on the book‚ Roosevelt used The Jungle and its descriptions to push through “The Pure Food act” and the “Meat Inspection act” of 1906 . In effect starting what we know today as the Food and Drugs Administration. The most powerful‚ legislatively body in healthcare today. Equally whilst Roosevelt was dismissive of the allegations made by Sinclair one of the main queries that Sinclair makes is the suggestion
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American Dream or No American Dream? What is the American Dream? The American Dream is when he/she gets married‚ has a steady income‚ owns a house‚ and has children. Although some people believe that the American Dream is still attainable‚ there are many who believe it is not. The American Dream may be harder to reach now in today’s society‚ but many people believe it to still be attainable. Although are economic times are difficult today‚ those who work hard and persevere through the hardships
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The Jungle Throughout Upton Sinclair’s novel‚ The Jungle‚ the inhumane and disgusting treatment the working men and women was shown to the eyes of the American people. Although what the book is most recognized for is creating the Pure Food and Drug Act‚ an act that gave consumers protection from dangerous and impure foods‚ the many various horrors the lower working class had to go through was something that deserved more recognition. Upton Sinclair’s novel‚ The Jungle‚ gives an insight on how
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It’s a Jungle Out There Upton Sinclair’s novel‚ The Jungle‚ gives a heart breaking portrayal of the hardships faced by the countless poverty stricken foreign laborers in the slaughter houses of Chicago. In the early 1900’s‚ strikes‚ riots‚ labor unions‚ and new political parties arose across the country. The government‚ with its laissez-faire attitude‚ allowed business to consolidate into trusts‚ and with lack of competition‚ into powerful monopolies. These multi-million dollar monopolies were
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of The Jungle Between 1870 and 1900 Chicago grew from a population of 299‚000 to almost 1.7 million‚ the fastest-growing city ever at the time. This surge in population was largely attributed to immigrants coming from European countries seeking a chance for employment and new freedoms associated with moving to the United States at the time. 1905‚ in particular‚ was a historic year when a surge of over 1 million immigrants came to the city. During this time‚ author Upton Sinclair was working
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United States is a country of immigrants and reconstruction. For many years Americans worked very hard to improve the country’s image and to gain superiority among neighbor countries within the years. “The Jungle”‚ wrote by the American journalist Upton Sinclair tells the story of a poor family that immigrated to the city of Chicago in order to improve their financial economy. However‚ due to life conditions and lack of money their chances of surviving during the Industrial Revolution became minimum
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The American Dream In the past the American Dream was simply described as an “attitude of hope” originating from The Declaration of Independence which states that “All men are created equal and that they are endowed with certain unalienable rights among which are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Even today if you ask an individual what their view on American Dream is they might repeat those very words‚ but in Herbert Selby’s opinion it does not mean this at all. In Selby’s view the
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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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