The Jungle
When talking about great American novels of the past, The Jungle will probably come up in the conversation. The Jungle is a story about a gentleman and his family and how they came to America to find a better life, but instead found poor wages and terrible working conditions. Written by Upton Sinclair and published in 1906, The Jungle made not only an social impact but also an economic impact. Upton Sinclair was born on September 25,1878 in Baltimore Maryland to a middle class family. Sinclair graduated high school early and entered the City College of New York. During his time at college, Sinclair encountered socialist philosophy and become a strong supporter of this political movement. Sinclair wrote 5 novels between 1901 and 1906 all of which socialist philosophy. In 1904, Sinclair traveled to Chicago to start research for his sixth novel, The Jungle. He lived several weeks in the poor part of Chicago to get a feel of what life there was really like.Sinclair wanted to write a novel that built up Socialism by detailing faults and weaknesses of Capitalism. The book is not a well written book when it comes to the plot and language used. It is more a political book that shows the downfalls of Capitalism. The Jungle should be
After Ona and Antanas die, Jurgis travels out to the country and becomes a hobo for awhile. Eventually he returns to the city and finds a job but ends up breaking his arm. During Jurgis's stay at jail he meets Jack Duane. Duane introduces Jurgis to the criminal underground of Chicago. One night Jurgis comes upon Conner and attacks him again. Unfortunately for Jurgis, Conner is higher up on the criminal chain then he is. Jurgis is kicked out so to say of the criminal world and has to resort to begging on the street. He then runs upon Marija who has become a prostitute. He decides he has to get a job and help Marija and Teta Elzbieta who he had abandoned after Ona and Antanas's deaths. One night he wanders in a Socialist political meeting by accident. By the end of the night he is a supporter of socialism. He gets a job from a socialist hotel owner, Tommy Hinds. Jurgis then decides to devote himself as a strong supporter of the socialist cause. looked at like a historical document and not as a entertainment novel. Jurgis eventually finds out about Phil and Ona's relationship and attacks Conner. Jurgis has to serve thirty days in jail which causes the family a loss of income. When Jurgis gets out of jail he finds out that the family
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