Chaos In The Jungle

Chaos In The Jungle The Jungle was published in 1906 by an American novelist named Upton Sinclair. He wrote this novel to portray the harsh conditions and the abusive lives of immigrants in the United States or more specifically, industrialized cities, like Chicago. Although the book is remarkably different from an actual jungle, Sinclair created an atmosphere relatable to an actual jungle in many ways. Some include the aspects of life, risks, and deaths. A jungle is defined as a place of ruthless competition, a scene of violence and struggle for survival. These components are expressed several times and serve in a very crucial manner. Consisting of several relatable problems in an actual jungle, the novel shares similarities such as, cold living areas, starving families, and poor relatives. In the book, Jurgis and his family had to overcome obstacles in order to survive their transition from Lithuania to America. The family faced the struggle of freezing and becoming ill. In addition to the harsh weather conditions, some of the children lost their fingers and were unable to find the correct treatment. This is definitely comparable to a jungle, due to the fact that the dwellers living there have no heat and rely on fires as a source of warmth. Families find themselves losing members of a tribe or group in many …show more content…
The levels are made up of the tertiary consumers (carnivores), secondary consumers (small carnivores and herbivores), primary consumers (herbivores), and producers and decomposers (plants and insects). The stronger and more dominant animals in the jungle are superior to the other animals and don’t have predators of their own. In the case of the book, the owners are above the workers and their families. The owners have the power of blacklisting workers and all their personal connections. They also have the power of taking their wages and immediately replacing them when they get