... , it was discovered that most publishers gasped and backed away from the idea of printing something so radical. Sinclair tried to publish it himself with financial contributions from fellow Socialist Jack London, and finally a publisher did agree to publish it once the novel's truth was verified. Classifying the novel is no easy task to undertake, as the author's purpose and the reader ... 's boss, Phil Connor, and viciously attacks him. Jurgis is sent to jail for thirty days and the family is left to fend without him again. While in jail Jurgis befriends Jack Duane who explains to Jurgis...

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... the conditions in which meat was prepared make them feel sick to their stomachs. Not all of the critics ignored the political argument and talked about the meat problem, however. Jack London, who was also a socialist like Sinclair, wrote It will open countless ears that have been deaf to Socialism. It will make thousands of converts to our cause. It depicts what ... ...

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