Sinclair Lewis

“A man could run his hand over these piles of meat and sweep off handful of the dried dung of rats.” (The Jungle) According to Upton Sinclair this is what was happening to people's food in the late 1800’s. During the Progressive Era there were issues such as no consumer protection, bad working conditions, and people not having equal rights. They tried to change them for the good. The three abuses are consumer protection, working conditions, and people not having equal right. There was need…

This source is an extract from “The memoir of Robert Blincoe,” published in the lion in 5 weekly episodes from 25 January to 22 February 1828. It is a personal story from a young boy's perspective who worked in one of the mills. It explains that the conditions were terrible, especially the stench. The strong smell, made the boy feel unwell resulting in taking a moment to sit down. He soon found out that sitting down was not allowed. The boys taskmaster explained that sitting down was forbidden…

and what he went through to get by. Through it all he does not give up and as the reader we see how hopeless his actions were. We see how insignificant working hard will get him a better life. Sinclair depicts that the poor will always remain poor and the rich will always remain rich with power. Upton Sinclair describes the immigrants ' lives as a form of modern slavery because of the working conditions of jobs and the corrupt companies.In the past, the slave would get abused by the white man…

The author, Upton Sinclair describes the industry as a liability when it comes to supplying food to people. Due to supplying food to the community, numerous people suffered and died fatally. Upton Sinclair also exposes the industry’s perjuries which influenced many to form legion’s so they can gain the power to riot. According to Upton, he writes “with one member…

Jungle by Upton Sinclair, the author criticizes the meatpacking industry during the nineteenth century and uses vivid imagery to display horrible living conditions of the people in that time. The Jungle was a book that truly showed the the migrant workers in the factories who were in poor working conditions and put anything in meat as long as they did not get in trouble. This brought many unsanitary conditions in and outside the factories. In the novel The Jungle, Upton Sinclair uses vivid…

by Upton Sinclair, is about a Lithuanian family who worked in the Chicago Stockyards and discovered the true horrors of working in the meatpacking plants. The theme in Upton Sinclair’s book, The Jungle, reveals how much damage capitalism caused and the effect that capitalism had on people. As the main character goes throughout life, he is constantly being set back by capitalism. The book explains how capitalism is awful and how it affects the characters life and setting. Upton Sinclair is…

One of the most controversial books of the 20th century was Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle”. The story follows Jurgis Rudkis, a lithuanian immigrant to a rough but hopeful America, and his family as they endure never ending and merciless trails from a dishonest people and a corrupt system as they try to survive this difficult time. Jurgis encounters many dishonest people in Chicago many of whom are just trying to survive in their poor conditions. They have to rationalize their wrong doings by…

In Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle he spoke about the many problems in the early stages of America's industrial age. Some points he spoke on where how the meat factories were very unsanitary and how it made many people who ate the rotten moldy meat sick enough to where it was no surprise that they would die. But Upton Sinclair's main focus was not get the meat problem fixed it was to push socialism and have it established in America so that people did not have to live so poorly and everyone…

Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo I. Introduction a. I picked the Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo case as my topic for my research paper. In this paper I will focus on the fundamental changes during the beginning to end of the case. I will also analyze the important facts that plaintiff and defendant used to testify during the trial. b, Peg Bouaphakeo and several former and current employees of Tyson Foods, Inc. sued the company's meat processing facilities in Storm Lake, Iowa. Over 3000…

the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach.” Said Upton Sinclair. This specific quote was referring to Sinclair’s book The Jungle. The Jungle was Sinclair’s most well-known, controversial, misunderstood, yet successful attempt to identify and expose social injustices and promote his activist beliefs on socialism. Upton Beall Sinclair, Jr’s Life began on September 20, 1878, in Baltimore. As the young Sinclair grew he was exposed to two very different lifestyles due to his…