... be very effective when exposing the secrets of the meatpacking industry. The novel is not remembered for being a classic work in literature but rather an important book in history in that it changed the way America looked at food in the early part of the century. Sinclair loses his argument for Socialism at around the time when the characters in the book lose their humanity. The multitude of unfortunate situations and events makes the story more and more unrealistic ... and the reader loses a sense of compassion for the characters. Now, instead of being characters, they become objects i...

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... : The Communist Manifesto In "The Communist Manifesto", Karl Marx offers the premise for his socialist ideologies. He asserts that in society people are either an oppressor, or the oppressed. At the time it was written, the Feudal system had ceased and the industrial revolution was at its forefront. The two opposing camps that rose up from the Feudal ashes were the bourgeois and the proletarians. In essence, the bourgeois were the capitalists, and the proletarians were the laborers. In this ... mindset, there is no middle ground within classes. It was cut and dry. One was either in contr...

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... season is over a rain storm destroys the Joad's possessions. At the end of the story the Joad's, now fewer in number, have no possessions, no money and no job. The characters in the novel are all farmers with varied beliefs and behaviors. There is no main character or first person perspectives, but rather third person perspectives, highlighting certain characters at certain points throughout the book. Tom Joad is a straightforward, strong willed and ... direct character, but he still retains some of his violent tendencies which he assimilated in prison. Tom's mother referred to ... ...

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... still earning a profit. Because the price of the item is low and the quality is high more people will buy more of the product. Also the income of American's has been rising. In 1950 the average income of each person per year in the United States was $9729 and in 2002 the average income was $39,271 . One can see that the average income of people in the United States has been rising. ... If capitalism wasn't an effective government would the average income of people living in the U.S. be rising? I ... don't think so. In a communist country such as Cuba the average income per ... ...

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... system owners can also organize. He stresses the capitalistic system in comparison to the socialist reforms. However, the book did not bring about the socialist reforms that Sinclair thought were needed. It does provide many historical events in vivid descriptions which supported the contrasts between capitalist views and socialist reforms. The book begins with the wedding of Jurgis Rudkus and Ona Lukeszaite. In a flashback the explanation of the characters coming to America is described. Ona ... decides to come to America after her father dies and leaves her with little money. Jurgis j...

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... used to express the personalities and heartache in which the characters have due to the Capitalistic society in which they live. Qainn states, "It is written with a burning sense of injustice and a sympathy with those whose margin is small and who have no economic security" (Qainn,653). Sinclair tends to sympathize with the lower classes. The events of the foreigners lives are revealed in the first half of the novel in a very orderly ... from the book remembering that. The tone drastically changes at the end of the novel when socialism appears. The tone becomes more uplifting and hopefu...

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... each other and care for each other, because we are all essentially on the same level. All of the characters in Gatsby nullify this idea, because they all exploit each other. For instance, Gatsby uses Nick to set up a meeting between he and Daisy. The characters also place very little value on individual human beings or on humanity as a ... America for Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald's criticisms of American society are seen through his characters; all of the characters in Gatsby are incredibly selfish and superficial, and they represent typical aristocrats. Through the death and corruption of man...

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... and overworking women in the capitalistic society. Some of the differences between the two plays are that in Wild's "The importance of being Earnest" the criticism comes in camouflage but in Shaws "Mrs.Warrens profession it doesn't.Also in both play's daring subjects are discussed (divorce,marriage,religion,prostitution).In addition both of them emphasize the gap between generations and the secret life's of the characters,are the central of the plot for the play's. In conclusion it is ... clear that the playwrighter's are dealing with issues concerning social and individual morality in ...

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... of the book discussed the crash itself, and its date, time, and immediate reaction from America. The ending section of the book was discussing the effects that the collapse had on Americans, future trading, and society as a whole. In a sentence, The Great Crash 1929 was an economical examination of the stock market collapse and its effects on the world over. The discussions about the actual crash and thereafter were the only relevant sections of the book. They ... directly related to the event and the topic, not true of ... ...

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... live a more comfortable lifestyle. To those in other countries this progress was viewed as a life they could only imagine of. In result, vast amounts of immigrants migrated to America in search of this better life. Upton Sinclair, author of the book The Jungle, narrates the actual realities of American life during this time, through the eyes of an immigrant family from Lithuania. ... Sinclair with intentions of writing the book solely for the purpose of promoting socialistic ideology ended up ... writing a novel that alarmed the public and forced our government ... ...

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... of many immigrants and workers. Literature is timeless. It is often written to confront the problems of its day. However, many pieces of literature have truth in the present day as well. Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is a novel about the evils of capitalism and the struggles of an immigrant in America. This book had a great impact on the American Society and through Sinclair's words, he was able to spread ... the ways of the Socialist. This story of the struggle of Jurgis Rudkus touched the lives of many people when it was ... ...

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... system harshly according to Zinn. Upton Sinclair and Jack London were some of the many writers that wrote of the socialist ideas. Upton Sinclair wrote a novel called The Jungle in 1906. This book was read by millions and translated into 17 different languages. It talked about the meat packaging plants of Chicago and how the working conditions there were unbearable for people. It also spoke of socialism ... and how life would be so much better if everyone worked to help everyone else. The people that read Upton Sinclair's book spoke up and demanded laws to regulate the meat packaging pla...

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... workers organizing socialist movements all working in the same conditions and for better payments. They thought they should own the industry. The Jungle causes a great deal of commotion in the United States, it caused the government to investigate the food industry and create the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. The author purpose on the book is clearly understood, Sinclair was disagreed with the ideas of capitalism and he wanted ... a lie to all workers no matter how hard they work they will always earn the same money, capitalist just want you to use workers to overwork them and make ri...

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... homeless and starving. Jurgis starting going to union meetings and learning English. He learns of the injuries and disease in the work place and that the meat companies sell diseased meat. A man helps Jurgis become a United States citizen and to vote in the election. The man tells him what to mark on the ballot and Jurgis is given two dollars. Jurgis is swindled again. He became part of ... meats for packing so many go unchecked. One night Ona does not come home. She informs Jurgis that Connor, her boss, had raped her and threatened to have everyone in the family be fired if she said an...

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... movement. Rather than the usual infighting that goes on, there has been a real effort for unification. So much so that the symbol of the parties fight for independence is that of the Eagle and the Condor, united in flight. While the government is nervous about the unrest in the region, it seems to do little to quell the anger of the people. Rather, it lets them continue in poverty, forces them ... to leave the good land, for the bad. Cutting down trees in the forest is forbidden and harsh penalties ... governments abroad there seems to be little hope of change. When the general idea is ...

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... nation that trapped them as lower class citizens. The Capitalistic way of life allows for a lot of corruption in the government and police department. Many people pay off high officials in order to get lead way in court and other places. Men who own saloons pay the police so they can sell liquor on Sundays. At one point in the book Jurgis beats up a bartender because he will not ... give him his change for a hundred dollar bill. The bartender does not get in trouble for this because he has paid people ... off. Sinclair writes, "...the owner of the saloon had paid five dollars each to t...

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... of money by saying: His understanding of this issue is evident not only in the way he introduces money at the beginning of the story as a major and obsessive issue, but also, more strikingly, in his depiction of the way money is gained, how it changes hands, and what the exchange means for the world that his characters inhabit (297). Hester wants money to further her existence and position ... in society. The money is of no practical use for her. Upon receiving Paul's birthday present, which was only to be one thousand ... pounds, her face "hardened and became more expressionless-, she...

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... works of Marx that were completed by Engels after Marx's death. Readers from California to Japan know Marx's work, and his book Capital is said to be the most talked about but least read book in history. Karl Marx was a rebel by nature, causing governments to deport him from their territories. In 1844, he was forced to leave Paris. He moved to Brussels with Engels ... . In Brussels, Marx studied history vigorously and expanded on what became the materialist conception of history. He joined the Communist League, an organization of German ... workers in London. Marx and Engels ... ...

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... well as for the lower class. Unfortunately for lower class it began to fall down, while for the rich it began to rise. Paragraph #2: Adams Smith (The Wealth of Nations) There are many factors which caused the income inequality in today's society. However, the main reason that income inequality starts can be traced back to Adam Smith and the division of labor. In his famous book, The Wealth of ... Nations, Adam Smith described the free market system as a "self- ... regulating mechanism ", which increases society's wealth and happiness. Smith argued that society is not at its most producti...

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... as a class oriented problem. Karl Marx defined history as acting in a dialectical manner. He thought that there was always a thesis (advancement), antithesis (setback), and synthesis (further advancement). He thought that in 1848 we were in the antithesis that is capitalism. Factories, industry, and large businesses impeded the advancement process. Before those, people were creative, manufacturing people who ... made products from start to finish and enjoyed all the profits that their efforts allowed them to. Now, people worked numerously more ... lives. They were enslaved to a life of...

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... in the primary arena of human economic activity. The marketplace is in effect changing venues. In past times it made sense for economists to take the national economy as their main point of reference, yet this is no longer the case. Therefore, I argue that this denationalization of the market will benefit the world in a greater fashion than the nationalized markets of the past. According to economist Adam Smith in his book, The ... Wealth of Nations, there is an "invisible hand" that guides the activity of the markets. Smith ... believes that if people are allowed to pursue their own in...

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... a character that had no apparent flaws, but his sorrows and pain led him to the socialist form of government and the evils of capitalism. Through the trials and tribulations he repeatedly faces in the novel, he comes to believe in the evils of capitalism and how corrupt the system is. First is at the wedding, where the barkeeper starts off with a half keg, and drains that and uses another half ... keg through the festivities, and charges the family fully for both kegs. Not even the sacred tradition of marriage stops the immorality of the barkeeper who only looks out ... . Dede had to pa...

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... Inequality Increasing in America? As long as the capitalist economy dominates throughout the world, the debate on socioeconomic inequality will always be a heated one. Economist Krugman in his debate says that organized labor and the greed of corporations, especially CEO's lead to a large inequality in America. Krugman points to Palo Alto, California where a strict contrast in socioeconomic conditions exists. On the other side of the debate is ... non-employment activities such as leisure and family activities. As a whole, our nation has obviously increased its wealth dramatically over...

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... of socialism and communism, many believe that property should be government owned and kept in the common domain for all the people. John Locke, however, argues for the possibility of private acquisition of property through labor. Although socialists and communists believe that all property should be owned by the state and be common to all people, this author's opinion is that private ownership ... stance that property should be public and not private still remains strong today. Karl Marx and Frederick Engles are two men instrumental in the development of socialistic and communistic ide...

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... cannot be a future without a past. Through all the rises and falls of America, the people have survived. One of the worst economic struggles in the history of the United States was the Great Depression. There were depressions before and after, but none of the same caliber. Tough times produce tougher people. Arguably one of the best men to come out of this time was Franklin ... allowed them to put their money into other parts of the American economy. Continuing with his liberal adjustments, FDR created the Securities Exchange Commission that helped to regulate the stock market, in the h...

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