Jungle Negatives Paper Since its publishing in 1906, Upton Sinclair’s, The Jungle, has been a mirror into what detailed the industrial revolution. It shows the rise of machines, allowing for expensive items to become almost priceless, and creation of new inventions and ideas that would change the face of the earth forever. But along with this, The Jungle shows the many problems people in there and now still face, that have been rotting the international community for many years after its publishing. America may have portrayed as the land of the free and portal into a new life, but it comes to be that immigrants were corralled in like a trap, being controlled by people of high authority. Upton Sinclair’s book, The Jungle, describes how
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Jurgis’ job, having only a bar to eat lunch at has Jurgis developing an alcohol problem by chapter 14. Soon, he feels that alcohol makes all his problems go away, and can even spend his whole day's earnings getting boozed up. Because of Jurgis´ problem, love with him and Ona is slipping by chapter 15. Now because of this, Ona is more prone to conner’s threats, even willing to lie to Jurgis about the mess. Marij a is forced to help Jurgis several times get back on his feet because of his problem, mainly after Ona’s death spikes up his drinking habit. Alcohol, although physically only hurting the people who drink it, hurts everyone around it mentally and emotionally. Another problem highlighted is poverty, and its effects on the world around us. Those who try to become working class americans end up shattering in poverty, so the only way Jurgis lives the “american dream” is by breaking the law and siding with villainous people in chapters 25-26. Ona is easily blackmailed by Conner because of her family's poverty, and she dies because the family is to povertous to afford a doctor in chapter 17. It’s also worth mentioning little Anatas dying because the the poverty stricken streets in chapter 21. Marjia must work in a brothel by chapter 27 because the remains of this grief stricken family is too poor to do anything else. This detail of the book emphasises the true light of the effects
Jurgis’ job, having only a bar to eat lunch at has Jurgis developing an alcohol problem by chapter 14. Soon, he feels that alcohol makes all his problems go away, and can even spend his whole day's earnings getting boozed up. Because of Jurgis´ problem, love with him and Ona is slipping by chapter 15. Now because of this, Ona is more prone to conner’s threats, even willing to lie to Jurgis about the mess. Marij a is forced to help Jurgis several times get back on his feet because of his problem, mainly after Ona’s death spikes up his drinking habit. Alcohol, although physically only hurting the people who drink it, hurts everyone around it mentally and emotionally. Another problem highlighted is poverty, and its effects on the world around us. Those who try to become working class americans end up shattering in poverty, so the only way Jurgis lives the “american dream” is by breaking the law and siding with villainous people in chapters 25-26. Ona is easily blackmailed by Conner because of her family's poverty, and she dies because the family is to povertous to afford a doctor in chapter 17. It’s also worth mentioning little Anatas dying because the the poverty stricken streets in chapter 21. Marjia must work in a brothel by chapter 27 because the remains of this grief stricken family is too poor to do anything else. This detail of the book emphasises the true light of the effects