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called the “home of the free” to really the home of the worst. In the book “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair it describes exactly what was going on in those time periods. The book is about a family who struggles with the rigors of life in America during 1905-1906. In The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is highlights the themes of an American dream /immigrant life, socialism, and misery. In The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is highlights the themes of an American dream/immigrant life. The author intentions on…

The Jungle is novel, written by Upton Sinclair, which focuses on a recently immigrated (from Lithuania) family expecting/hoping for a better life in America. Upton Sinclair was regarded as one of the most renowned muckrakers, in other words, a journalist who exposed the corruptions in either industries or individuals. His writing was during a time of progressivism and reform, where there was an abundance of individuals seeking to improve society and human conditions and dispose of capitalist…

Upton Sinclair the word immigrant takes on a whole new meaning. The immigrants in the novel are in search of the American dream, but after arriving in America that dream becomes a nightmare. Sinclair describes the journey of the immigrant working class in the meatpacking industry as “wage slavery”. “Sinclair writes that the immigrant population was "dependent for its opportunities of life upon the whim of men every bit as brutal and unscrupulous as the old-time slave drivers."” (Sinclair)…

Sinclair, Upton. The Jungle (New York: Signet Publishing, 1986) pp. 386. Upton Sinclair was born September 20, 1878 in Baltimore Maryland to parents Beall and Priscilla Sinclair. Growing up, he loved to read books, and started school at the late age of 10 years old. His father was an alcoholic who never kept a good job, and was always moving. After graduating in college in 1897, he focused on writing, and in 1904, went undercover to work at a meatpacking plant to research his novel The Jungle.…

Upton Sinclair Upton Sinclair is not only an accomplished writer that wrote nearly one hundred books based on events that took place during the twentieth century, but a man who has improved and solved many problems within the United States. He exposed the problems within the meat packaging industry, which led to the creation of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act. These things would not have been possible without his motivation, preparation, and accomplishments. With this…

the years before us have struggled with work labor as well. Whether if it’s from looking for jobs, job layoffs, or unfair management, labor and business have always been difficult. In the story “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair employment is something they do not play around with. Sinclair states that “...Monday morning they will every one of them have to be in their places.. If one of them be a minute late, he will be docked an hour’s pay, and if he be many minutes late, he will apt to find his…

population being split into different classes. These different classes are in a constant battle because the upper class tries to take advantage of the lower class. This battle is also evident in works of literature such as The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. In The Jungle, Sinclair uses literary devices such as setting, symbolism, and imagery to bring out the main issue of exploiting the working class, thus reflecting the theme of socialism. The Jungle focuses on the social issue of exploiting the…

rapidly progressive changes to society and how people lived their lives. With this came many issues, and a plethora of writings were published to expose these hidden downsides. Two of the most prominent of these novels were “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair, a melancholy and empathetic commentary on the meat-packing industry, and the lives of those who were forced to work in it, and “Silent Springs” by Rachel Carson, which sought to expose the harmful nature of insecticides. Both of these writings…

Ronit Patel Mrs. Stangl Ela/Reading 8 January, 2018 Ben Mikaelsen Have you ever wondered how Ben Mikaelsen writes such great stories? Well, in this analysis, you are going to find out! Ben Mikaelsen was born on December 8, 1952 in La Paz, Bolivia. His parents were of Danish descent and they were missionaries. Ben got bullied in Bolivia because of his race and at age 12, he moved to the US where he again got bullied for having a different tone to his english. Ben Mikaelsen owned a male American…

he or she decides that relationship is not the same and break your heart by letting you go. In the album “Spirit”, Leona Lewis demonstrates how painful it is to go through a breakup and moving on. Throughout her songs Lewis writes about time being the solution to heal, creates comfort to her listeners, and appreciate the emotions the artist’s portraits in her songs. Was Lewis album “Spirit” more than embracing the pain cause by a lover? When you’re going through a breakup is hard to let go…