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In 1904, Upton Sinclair releases a novel, The Jungle, with the intent to shed light and bring change to the terrible conditions workers had to endure while working in the meat industry (“Upton Sinclair Hits His Readers in the Stomach” par. 1). Sinclair wrote about how laborers within this industry worked with torn up hands in dangerous conditions, and how the meat that was packaged was not as fresh and clean as one may think. (“Upton Sinclair Hits His Readers in the Stomach” par. 3-5) His work…

law of the jungle, the law of the strongest. Upton Sinclair calls “The Jungle” the socio-economic reality that the city of Chicago is going through at the beginning of the 20th century. In the jungle, Sinclair dismantles this myth by attacking the foundation of the American dream itself. Sinclair appropriates of this opposition presenting a particular vision of the traditional family and the origins left behind in Europe, against a heartless…

Rainsford was awoken the next day by a very putrid odor. Rainsford got up to investigate. Many thoughts ran through Rainsford as the odor became richer, “Has someone come to the island...is that waste...the musky water.” Rainsford walked outside to the dog pen and discovered that it was the rotting remains of General Zaroff, who just the night before was fed to the bloodhounds. However at that moment he heard a very outlandish noise. Rainsford went to investigate that piccular noise. As he…

The Gulf of Mexico was dark, calm and blue and looked particularly warm. At the high speeds of the clean white boat I could barely see it.We were zooming! The anticipation was gnawing at me I couldn't wait. Based on the Copper Canyon adventures brochure that looked very cheesy the pictures of the environment looked insane and the ziplines even superior. A small mist of water that felt like one of those cheap fans you used on a hot sunny day during baseball games. The mist sprung onto my face…

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is a story set in the early 1900s, in Chicago. It follows the life of a Lithuanian immigrant named Jurgis Rudkus who moved to America to start a new life and become rich. When he moves to America he is a young and strong man and gets a job at the Brown’s meat packing factory. Through all the troubles he faces he finds the idea of socialism and becomes a radical man trying to convert everyone to his new way of thinking. I think that this a very well written book about…

Life as a commoner comes with lots of dissatisfaction and hunger. Many commoners ate bread or meat on a stick. They never had the money to eat like the nobles. Many commoners worked for knights or were servants to kings. Some even worked as blacksmiths or was a soldier. They didn't have any clean clothes and they couldn't take a clean bath like most people. Commoners had it rough either having to work really hard just to get a cent to feed them or their family. Many survived by selling trading…

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Jeffrey Northcutt Mrs. Barbara Loomis AP United States History 19 October, 2015 The Jungle In The Jungle, written by Upton Sinclair in 1906, Jurgis Rudkis and his wife, Ona Lukozaite, immigrate to a small town in Chicago named Packingtown in hopes of successfully pursuing the American Dream. It soon becomes relevant that one of the major themes in the story is the qualities of evil in capitalism, an economic or political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private…

“The Jungle”, written by Upton Sinclair, was one of the most well known books to emerge during the Progressive Era. The publication of this piece is known to have influenced the passing of two federal laws concerning food health and safety, the Federal Food and Drugs Act of 1906, and the Federal Meat Inspection Act. During the time of its' publication, it had evoked an immediate and powerful effect on Americans and federal policy. It had paved the way for federal laws regarding food health and…

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…