'Capitalism In Uptown Sinclair's The Jungle'

Uptown Sinclair’s novel The Jungle (02/26/1906), emphasizes that capitalism destroys the American values and views. Sinclair argues this claim, following the life of a Lithuanian immigrant family and the struggles they encounter in a foreign capitalist land. The authors’ purpose is to persuade individuals to conform from Capitalism to Socialism in order to obtain equality for the entire nation. At the time of publication, Sinclair’s intended audience are those who have firsthand experience with dealing with the capitalist government during this period. Reading The Jungle was a very eye opening experience. Many of the battles young Jurgis and his family fought through, are still being fought to this day. Traveling to America to achieve riches or “The American …show more content…
Once they reach their destination of the Stockyards, the unfortunate reality sets in that they are just as poor as they were back home. This brings up feelings of despair and it is amazing they held on for so long with all the adversity against them. One of the more captivating and memorable parts of the novel was the description of the slaughter houses. The vividness in which Sinclair describes the merciless murder of the swine and cattle gave me the chills and not in a pleasant way. I could not help but be disgusted by the process of which they went about it. It shows how money hungry and unforgiving big corporate companies are. All the intended adults were able to find jobs rather quickly compared to the thousands of daily prospects and showcases how strong willed they were. Buying a home is a part of the “American Dream” and they were partially successful in doing so. The proprietor of the property made it seem such and good deal, but only wound up putting them out in the cold when the hidden fees were