“The rich people not only had all the money, they had all the chance to get more; they had all the know-ledge and the power, and so the poor man was down, and he had to stay down.” One of the main characteristics of the jungle is that the powerful (the rich) is powerful thanks to the weak (the poor); the law of the jungle, the law of the strongest. Upton Sinclair calls “The Jungle” the socio-economic reality that the city of Chicago is going through at the beginning of the 20th century.
In the jungle, Sinclair dismantles this myth by attacking the foundation of the American dream itself. Sinclair appropriates of this opposition presenting a particular vision of the traditional family and the origins left behind in Europe, against a heartless …show more content…
Sinclair denounced at that time is still happening today. As I was reading this story, I started thinking and comparing the world of a hundred years ago with the world right now, and I have come the conclusion that not many things have change. For example the organization of big events that take place in different countries, such as sport events, carnivals, and many others, just to show themselves as something far from what they really are. Another thing to mention is the huge amount of people that try to come to the United States or go to other powerful countries thinking they are going to find a pot of gold waiting for them at their arrival, but instead they find themselves in the same misery and exploitation they are running away from. Many years have passed, but the exploiters and their bad actions are still present in this world. These go from generation to generation not caring about anything or anyone, except their money. At the end, as anybody could guess, Jurgis will have to choose between the different paths that open before him. In the fight against the strongest there are only three ways to face it: give up and die, thrive to be stronger than they are, or resort to the union of the weak against the common enemy. Sinclair sums up Jurgis decision with the words of a socialist speaker, “we shall bear down the opposition, we shall sweep it before us- and Chicago will be ours, Chicago will be ours, Chicago will be
In the jungle, Sinclair dismantles this myth by attacking the foundation of the American dream itself. Sinclair appropriates of this opposition presenting a particular vision of the traditional family and the origins left behind in Europe, against a heartless …show more content…
Sinclair denounced at that time is still happening today. As I was reading this story, I started thinking and comparing the world of a hundred years ago with the world right now, and I have come the conclusion that not many things have change. For example the organization of big events that take place in different countries, such as sport events, carnivals, and many others, just to show themselves as something far from what they really are. Another thing to mention is the huge amount of people that try to come to the United States or go to other powerful countries thinking they are going to find a pot of gold waiting for them at their arrival, but instead they find themselves in the same misery and exploitation they are running away from. Many years have passed, but the exploiters and their bad actions are still present in this world. These go from generation to generation not caring about anything or anyone, except their money. At the end, as anybody could guess, Jurgis will have to choose between the different paths that open before him. In the fight against the strongest there are only three ways to face it: give up and die, thrive to be stronger than they are, or resort to the union of the weak against the common enemy. Sinclair sums up Jurgis decision with the words of a socialist speaker, “we shall bear down the opposition, we shall sweep it before us- and Chicago will be ours, Chicago will be ours, Chicago will be