Upton Sinclair

benefited the majority of America. People such as Upton Sinclair, Jane Adams and Theodore Roosevelt contributed in various ways to this major reform movement. Local citizens, women's right reformers, and two of our presidents in the 1900’s majorly contributed to the changes and reforms which define the Progressive Era. American author, Upton Sinclair, was one of many to push for better regulations in the workplace. In his book, The Jungle, Sinclair wrote about the terrible conditions in…

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is a book about meat production, and so much more. The Jungle follows the fictional story of Jurgis Rudkus' family, who are Lithuanian immigrants trying to make a living in Chicago. Throughout the book they are exposed to the nauseating work conditions of the Chicago meatpacking industries, corrupt politicians, and many more challenges. Jurgis constantly faces the problems that the American capitalist society has brought upon him and at the end of the book he is…

Jungle by Upton Sinclair is a testament to a string of sickening events that occurred in America during the early 19th century. These repulsive acts were a result of the rise of Industrialization, the massive influx of immigrants making their way from various countries in order to pursue the American Dream. What these immigrants envisioned as the American Dream, was soon to become nothing more than the intoxicating fumes from all the waste set before them. In the course of the novel, Sinclair…

The Jungle In Upton Sinclair’s story The Jungle, the progressive era and struggles within are vividly narrated through the characters. To illustrate, Jurgis Rudkus, the main character from which the story takes perspective represents the common working man in general. However, as the story progresses he becomes conscious and acknowledges his duty for social responsibility and fights for equality of the majority. Furthermore, Ona represents the weak side of the woman while Marija the strong, but…

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.…

In the historical novel The Jungle, author, Upton Sinclair, composes the story of Lithuanian immigrants with aspirations of achieving the “American Dream.” Jurgis Rudkus, his lover Ona Lukosziate and her ten family members traveled to the center of Lithuanian immigration, a meatpacking industry of Chicago, known as “Packingtown.” Here it was perceived that they would establish a better living in a place professed to reward the labor of those willing to grind. However, the American dream at this…

families. The meat packing industry started in the early 1900’s. In 1904, Upton Sinclair, a novelist traveled to Chicago to gather information about the terrible things and abused that happened in the meat packing industry. In Upton Sinclair’s novel, The Jungle, Sinclair argues the horrors of the meat packing industry and how corrupt capitalism has become. From the chapter, “Living and Dying in Packingtown, Chicago”, Sinclair studies the lives of the workers and writes about their struggles.…

Just as the meatpacking industry utilizes every part of the slaughtered animals, the businesses also consume every useable part of the packer town employee through dictated long hours and dangerous work conditions. Upton Sinclair uses the theme of class struggle in The Jungle to illustrate the how the capitalistic economic system in America is a no win proposition for the workingman. The workers are portrayed as pawns in society to make the most money possible for the meat packing industry.…

the immigrant Experience In The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, the characters’ immigrant experience and disillusionment of their American dreams lead to hardship and persecution, which made their livelihood troubling. Immigrant’s ability to save money and keep their jobs were very difficult, which made their livelihood filled with persecutions. Immigrant work was also challenging and harmful, that it lead to physical hardship According to Upton Sinclair, in Chapter 1 it states, “If one of them a…

The United States in the early 1900s is a country flooded with problems and issues threatening the prosperity of the country. Some of these issues include deforestation, the fight for women’s rights, the continuation of child labor, and the unsanitary findings found within the meatpacking industry. Earlier this year, my Aunt Bessie generously awarded me one million dollars to spend on three different progressive reform groups of my choice. After deep thought and careful consideration, I have…