The Jungle Book 2

Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle is an accurate presentation of United States history during the early twentieth century because it correctly depicts the exploitation of the poor working class and eventual shattering of dreams by the wealthy capitalists through: the political corruption such as the party bosses’ constant rigging of elections, the harsh labor conditions and cheating of wages put on workers, and the constant injustices and swindling that the working class endured. Sinclair…

Cambodia Remembers. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2000. Print This book helped me see Loung Ung View as a child on what happened in her life during the Killing Fields Period. This book shows the struggles that she faced to become who she was today. It shows the terrible experiences she faced under the Pol Pot's Regime. And how she managed to survive through, losing her family and slowey reunited with her family. This book helps us see how one child's life has changed, and how society has…

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…

Sinclair’s 1906 novel The Jungle. A disturbing critique of turn-of-the-century industrialism with pervading themes of poverty, anti-corporation, and socialism. A commentary that exemplifies the Progressive era and the embodiments of freedom that came with it. Through his detailed descriptions of the poor working conditions of workers in industries such as meatpacking and steel, Sinclair makes a strong case for government as a moral arbiter to protect workers. A class, the book concludes, that…

9 reasons why you should experience international travel before you die. ‘The world is a book and those who don’t travel only read few pages.’ The given line of Saint Augustine beautifully defines the reason for why you should experience international travel. Here is the list of the reasons that will motivate you to travel at least once before you die. 1. A change to the boring monotonous life. Jobs, house, daily routine, kids, or relationships these could get monotonous and boring after…

Throughout the book Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses the motif of savagery versus civilization in order to demonstrate how dramatic situations can change a person’s personality. Lord of the Flies is a book that talks about a group of boys stuck on an island due to a plane crash, caused by current outburst of World War II. When the book first starts of the boys are primarily focused on developing a…

supervision they slowly show how chaotic it can get. "the white surf flinked on a coral reef, and beyond that the open sea was dark blue. Within the irregular arc of the lagoon was still as a mountain lake" (Golding 14). The island has a massive jungle and many different varieties of food like wild fruit and pigs. Most of the story revolves around the beach. Chapter 5, Diction: Diction is the choice of words or phrases the author uses throughout the novel, one phrase that portrays great use of…

In one of the first documented creations that resulted directly of the oral tradition, storytelling is obviously important. Accordingly, to really grasp the truth in Beowulf one must examine the storytelling of the book. Beowulf, the storyteller’s storyteller, is born of Edgetho, already royalty. Yet, as a child and young man, he is criticized as being lazy, incapable, spoiled. It is my opinion that this criticism, the doubt that he was held in by his peers, is the…

1. Kabini River Lodge- Enchanted with the beauties of wild and the former hunting grounds for the Maharaja of Mysore, lays the elegant Kabini river lodge. The 54 acres of property is nestled on the bank of river Kabini, offering the charms of elephants, deer, wild bores and even panthers. It’s just because of its marvelous service and extraordinary location, that it is rated as one of the top 5 wildlife resorts. With the absence of T.V. and A/C this place truly defines the meaning Nature. The…

shameful look on his face. She knew the day would come, she had seen it happen to the other mothers. She looked at the picture of him, remembering the day he set off to war, talking about how he'd bring back a medal, and how he died in a bullet ridden jungle breathing in pesticides because of the fear mongering politicians. A war thought to last 90 days became a two decade long nightmare. The Vietnam war was an invasion under the guise of protecting people from the disease that is communism.…