Rubyfruit Jungle

Upton Sinclair’s 1906 novel, The Jungle, opens with a description of a Lithuanian wedding taking place in the Chicago meatpacking district. The novel follows the couple from the wedding, Jurgis and Ona, through their struggles in the meatpacking district of Chicago. The novel is organized in such a way that highlights the issues of industrialization through the personalization of the meatpacking industry. I decided to read this book after it was referenced in class, as I had read excerpts of the…

A very long time ago, a great tiger named Jussuf was the biggest tiger of them all. Jussuf is as big as a fifty different men combined. He ate herds of animals as just as a snack. Everything feared him even his own family. In return, he feared nothing at all. I even heard such stories of him that he’s the reason the dinosaur no longer roam the earth. His mighty roar could be heard around the world. He lived in a giant cave atop a mountain. Before this time there was no wind or…

The novel The Jungle was written in 1906 by an American journalist and novelist, Upton Sinclair. Sinclair wrote The Jungle to represent the harsh conditions and difficult lives of immigrants in the United States in Chicago Illinois and other industrialized cities. The novel is set in the early 1900’s when industrialization had reached the United States. It was also a time immigrant population started soaring. The reason behind this was that many foreigners believed that America was the land of…

In the book The Jungle by Upton Sinclair there were many examples of how meat was processed and packaged in 1904. Throughout the book it becomes obvious that there are many things wrong about how the Browns and Durham company's’ process and package meat. Since it was over a hundred years ago there have been many laws that have changed how we process food, meats particularly. The book describes some disgusting things that occur in the packaging and treating of meats in 1904. There were multiple…

writer Upton Sinclair, is in reference to Sinclairs novel, The Jungle. The Jungle, written in the early twentieth century, depicts the horrors and corruption of the cities and its industries. Specifically, the novel is aimed at putting down the meat packaging industry. The novel's title symbolizes the competitive nature of the city; the world of Packingtown, the place where the protagonist, Jurgis, abodes, is like a Darwinian jungle, in which the strong prey on the weak and all living things are…

All my life I have wanted to go on a mission trip to help mentor those in need. So when the opportunity came to go to Jicamarca, Peru I was extremely excited to be a part of the team being shipped off. Before going to Peru we were put through a “special” type of training. During this training we were taught what we were going to be speaking about, a skit, and a ballet dance. So when we went to Peru we would be ready for anything, at least that’s what I thought. Traveling to Peru was intense, we…

Midterm essay Patrick O’Keefe In the books Jungle book: Mowgli’s brothers and brave new world, They both have civilization vs savagery with soma changing the perception of the citizens of New World and letting them be carefree and party on their soma vacations while the reservation lives a simple life. In the story Mowgli’s brother the theme civilization versus savagery is shown with how the wolves use the rock council to make important decisions that affect all so everyone has a voice which…

Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" was created/written in 1894 along with the Jungle Book, a collection of children's stories set in India that Kipling wrote while living in India . The story is an ageless classic also an all-time favourite. The tale of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a brave and daring mongoose, and his battle against the evil cobras (Nag and Nagaina) "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" is a story that portrays in the simplest of terms the victory of good over bad. The current trend in children's…

The Damaged Truth behind a Performance Animal’s For decades, circus’ have been very entertaining to people, but no one knows what goes on behind the curtains. There is a wide range of species in the performance industry, but very few understand how they are treated. Zoos and circus’ all have animals that are treated alike, or some might be worse. Both of the industries have the animals stuck in cages, barely fed enough, and unable to have the social life they are meant to have. There are some…

Rikki-tikki-tavi was a smart mongoose in the short story “Rikki-tikki-tavi” written by Rudyard Kipling. When Rikki-tikki-tavi washed up in garden, a family took him in and he found himself defending the garden and the family, from two ruthless snakes. He became to be the savoir of the garden that all animals trusted, through the story he proved to be brave, agile, and heroic. First, Rikki-tikki showed to be brave when he waited out nag in the bathroom so he would only need to know that he…