Upton Sinclair

movement was the book The Jungle by Upton Sinclair who was a Progressive/Muckraker and his exact words about the popularity of the book and the social uproar it caused was “I aimed for the Publics heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach”. Upton Sinclair’s book is a deeply graphic depiction into the Chicago meat packing industry and how meat was cut from diseased cattle and for ground meat that there were no safety protocols in place to protect employees. Upton Sinclair even went as far to…

Progressive Era of the United States, many reforms and acts were passed to help the country advance. Some of those acts and reforms regulated child labor, improved working conditions, and protected consumers through many exploits by Jacob Riis and Upton Sinclair. Many children were working in factories and sweatshops, as a means to help support their families. These children would work for 9 to 12 hours daily, and get paid extremely low wages. Some would be badly injured, and even killed by…

for centuries all in search of the American Dream. The American Dream is the idea that anyone who works hard enough in the United States can become rich and famous no matter their ethnicity, race, or religion (Immigration in the Early 1900s). Upton Sinclair shows in his novel, The Jungle, how the American Dream is just a propaganda technique that the United States uses, and most people who come to the United States can not accomplish this “dream” even if they work hard for it. For many…

joy. It is also, where things start to go array; filled with the same belief in both their opportunities, and in the good will of men, they buy a property for the family to live and prosper, however, they are scammed with extensive hidden fees. Sinclair uses similes throughout the book, he writes descriptive, compelling pieces drawing the reader in – upsetting their moral norms, outraging them, exploring and then delivering unexpected – and unwanted surprises. An example is how pigs with…

To muckrack means to “search out and publicly exposes real or apparent misconduct of a prominent individual or business”. Therefore, muckraking is a hard-hitting job that takes integrity and honor to accomplish. To be a muckraker would be a commendation to any prominent individual or business. Muckraking is a demanding job that requires guts and imperative values from risk takers due to the menace that large corporations can be. Muckraking originated in the Progressive Era, which caused many…

Throughout the late 18th century and beginning the 19th century America was changing, the country was in need of reform in all parts of society. Individuals who led this movement were known as progressives and they looked for advancement. America’s government was too weak for the second time since 1776, but this time it’s because businesses ran all things. The population as a whole couldn’t see all the problems that take place in America. The age of industrialization brought these issues, lower…

famous people in an underhanded way. Muckraking journalism had a positive effect on the Progressive Era in the early 20th, but today it stills has the same effect. Some examples of muckrakers of today and in that time are Nellie Bly, Jacob Riis, Upton Sinclair, Ida B. Wells, and Samuel Hopkins Adams. Every person listed above helped or solved a problem that people saw as a negative effect in the present time or the Progressive Era. Bodys One of these people that was a muckraker in the…

In the 19th and 20th century thousands of migrants came to the United States from Europe to find a new start on life. These migrants had a view of what we know today as the American Dream which was believed to bring wealth and success to many. Many believed that the new world could only bring prosperity and happiness. The United States was advertised throughout Europe as a place that would provide a success future, which was appealing to the hopefuls that did not in turn look at any other…

conversion to the socialist cause. Although, the rest of the public didn’t really care about how harsh the workers were treated. They mostly cared about the food they were consuming and how it was being handled in the meatpacking industry. I think Upton Sinclair was upset that his readers didn’t show much sympathy for the family in the book. While I read the book it made me realize how hard it was for people just to keep their families together and survive. I was also I was disturbed by how…

The issue of Income disparity of the working class has been a prevalent economic issue, especially since the industrial revolution in the United States. In The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, he explores the exploitive nature of capitalism during the infancy of the industrial revolution in the United States and the struggles of the immigrant working class. While this piece of literature is a work of fiction, it gives a typical account of the abhorrent working conditions and the lack of policies which…