Upton Sinclairs The Jungle - It’s a Jungle Out There :: Upton Sinclair The Jungle

The hobo camp Its a Jungle Out There Upton Sinclairs novel The Jungle (1906) gives an in learning aroma at the lives of the immigrant workers here in America. In fact the look was so in depth that the Pure Food and Drug move was created as a result. Many slew tend to focus strictly on the unsanitary conditions instead of the hardships go about by the workers. Actually I think that Sinclair doesnt want the focus on the meatboxing, but on overcoming obstacles, especially through Socialism. Sinclair was himself very outspoken when it came to Socialism. The story chance upons place in Chicago with a group of immigrants. They have come to the United States precisely to discover that it is a cruel, harsh world, and the land of shattered dreams. The group world-class goes through many difficult trials and tribulations. The first base big problem faced by the group is a marriage, which costs a great worry of m unityy. The second ordeal is a very tragic death. After these one couple buys a house that is sold to them for three times its value. The parents and otherwise groups then move into the house. One of the characters goes into the meat packing industry and this is where we come up out all of the unsanitary details of the factory. Another character is a musician who is struggling to find work so his wife takes a rail line. After a while the character at the meat packing plant breaks his arm and is not received back once he heals. He learns at this that the owners do not care for their workers and will take you if you are new, but as soon as something happens they throw you out. It is at this point that the character talks to a Socialist ad he inspires him to begin traveling to the meetings. He returns to his job and releases the manager immediately. After his first Socialist rally, he listens to mainly two people one an ex-professor who has become a philosopher and the other an evangelist who has become a traveler. The Jungle had a great deal to do about socialism. Upton disliked Communism and capitalist economy a great deal and thought that Socialism was the answer. Sinclair was brought up in Baltimore and his family was considerably poor. His father was very unsuccessful at hi job and it is believed that for this reason Sinclair became a Socialist because in communist countries all people are treated equal.