What was the main idea of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle?
Sinclair’s main idea was to dramatize the plight of the immigrant workers in the U.S. First Sinclair explained how the meat packing industry in Chicago forced workers to toil in harsh, dangerous conditions for very low pay. The workers would be rapidly replaced if they got ill or injured and had no rights. Jurgis and his family were working in terrible jobs but tries to pursue the American Dream by purchasing their own home. However, they don't understand the terms of the contract and later they were forced to leave. Lewis wrote the novel in hopes of encouraging support for unionization, workers protections and decent wages. Instead, middle class audiences were shocked at the depictions
Sinclair’s main idea was to dramatize the plight of the immigrant workers in the U.S. First Sinclair explained how the meat packing industry in Chicago forced workers to toil in harsh, dangerous conditions for very low pay. The workers would be rapidly replaced if they got ill or injured and had no rights. Jurgis and his family were working in terrible jobs but tries to pursue the American Dream by purchasing their own home. However, they don't understand the terms of the contract and later they were forced to leave. Lewis wrote the novel in hopes of encouraging support for unionization, workers protections and decent wages. Instead, middle class audiences were shocked at the depictions