While the readers did do something in the 1906 by passing the Pure Food and Drug Act, little was done for the life of immigrant workers. Sinclair failed to get this done, and that was purpose of his entire book. Sinclair also left Jurgis's story at the end of the book. Socialism became the saving grace at the end of the book. The flow from the story to the obvious socialist ideas seemed a bit choppy. The story ended without much explanation for how the lives turned out. Since the main purpose was to change the lives of immigrants and workers Sinclair needed to weave more about socialism into the entire book. Socialism wasn't really discussed until the final few chapters.
