Greg Huston Amer. Hist. II 3/22/11 Book Review 1: The Jungle America has always been the country of opportunity and new beginnings. It is a place to start a fresh and better life for immigrants (at least that’s what they think). In Upton Sinclair’s book The Jungle Lithuanian immigrant Jurgis wants to better his and several members of his family’s lives. He does this by packing up and traveling to America‚ but he is unaware of the downfalls in his future. The family members who came along
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Lit Analysis The Jungle Workers and citizens today have Upton Sinclair to thank for the improved working conditions and higher regulations in the food industry. In The Jungle‚ Upton Sinclair uses vivid imagery and figurative language to expose the extremely unpleasant working conditions of immigrants and the Capitalist ideology of early 1900’s Chicago . A large Lithuanian family comes to Chicago in hopes for better life and work. The main character Jurgis is eager to work after a new marriage
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The Jungle‚ by Upton Sinclair takes the reader on a journey through the inadequate factory conditions throughout the industrial revolution. The Jungle introduced us to the the Rudkus family‚ with the father (Jurgis) being the main character of the book. Upton Sinclair uses this family to show how extremely terrible the environment was for new immigrants into America. As the story begins to unravel Upton becomes frustrated with the capitalist society; He had been cheated plenty of times out of work
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but‚ in actuality‚ they are eating feces! This “place” was America in 1906 and the years before. For years and years‚ ordinary citizens had no idea of the horrors that happened behind the scenes of the meatpacking industry. That was until “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair. This book unmasked the monstrosity that was the meatpacking industry and impacted audiences like no other book has. Sinclair used graphic depictions such as dead rats being put in the food and spoiled meat still being used to impact
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The Jungle What kind of family would want to leave behind everything‚ and move to a strange far away city‚ that they almost know nothing about? Now just hold on a second‚ it might seem cool to move to a new exciting place‚ but that’s not the case for the Rudkus household. To them‚ Jurgis‚ Ona‚ and Marija‚ it was indeed exciting moving to Chicago in the late 1800’s‚ to have a chance to. They soon find out that Chicago is making things hard to make a better living‚ than back in Lithuania were
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The Jungle‚ by Upton Sinclair‚ is a novel that greatly affected the food industry in America. In addition‚ The Jungle helped pass the Pure Food Act of 1906 and created better working condition. However in Food Ink‚ the feeding lots have played a role in the spreading of E-Coli. Thesis: Although E-Coli is more prevalent due to corn filled cattle‚ the working conditions are cleaner and the food is safer due to government regulations The working conditions in The Jungle‚ compared to the working condition
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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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Upton Sinclair was born on September 20‚ 1878 and he passed away on November 25‚ 1968. He was an activist and socialist. He was involved in socialism‚ which inspired him to write The Jungle and expose the tendencies of the corrupt society he was living in. His book was published on February 26‚ 1906. He was born to a father who was an alcoholic and a mother who struggled with poverty. He was exposed to the life of the lower class which influenced his portrayal of the struggles he discussed in his
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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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shaped those that lived there. Surrounded by water‚ paralyzing heat and humidity‚ those that lived there are relaxed and slow walkers and talkers‚ extremely frustrating for an impatient person such as myself. This concept applies to Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle. The Jungle takes place in Chicago. This enables Sinclair to reveal the horrible working conditions of meat factories as well as the corrupt owners of the factories. Chicago’s winters are harsh‚ which emphasizes the difficult times the family
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