Comparing The Jungle And Things Fall Apart

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Friederich Nietzechev once asserted " The world is beautiful but has a disease called man ". In other words, friederich is trying to explain us that man is evil and can cause a negative effect on earth. This statement is not absolutely true in some ways. I disagree with the above statement and two works literature that help me support my thoughts are Things fall apart by Chinua Achebe and The Jungle by Upton Sinclair.
In the Chinua Achebe's novel he uses characterization to centralize his genre work. Before the weekly competition begun, the chief demanded the nine villages to choose one as candidature to nominate the winner. However, was the previous winner and his native village decided to choose him again then, the chief was scared to admit

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