... miscellaneous crime, was moved to give up the career for that of a politician" (284-285). The fact that Jurgis's criminal-world contacts lead him to a job in politics is another way in which Sinclair exposes the corruption of Capitalism. While working at a meatpacking plant, Jurgis helps fix elections by bribing labourers to vote for a certain politician. ... reader to attend them, and learn even more about the evils of the former and virtues of the later. Sinclair consistently compares capitalism to a machine, which grinds up workers in the pursuit of profits. When he first arrives in ...

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... hundred of books, about fifty of them novels." Herbert George Wells" childhood, surroundings and life experiences had a great impact on the novel, The Time Machine. Herbert George Wells was born in Bromley on September 21st, 1866. "In his early childhood Wells developed love for literature." His father was a ... then moved lower and lower. "Wells had seen both sides of society and that is how he received the inspiration of The Time Machine." The Time Machine shows a huge class distinction even 800 thousand years into the future. Wells disliked his work as a draper and in 1883 became a ....

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... and going to jail, Jurgis comes across a man by the name of Jack Duane for the second time. It is now when he becomes involved with politics. Jurgis and Duane help to get votes. The system is full of corruption. Jurgis becomes a Democrat, but actually helps to get votes for the Republicans. ... up the government as a whole. One critic writes, "The democratic institutions which might have provided a means of change have all been bought off by the "Machine." The opportunity to "rise" causes men to betray their fellow workers and countrymen" ("The Jungle" 3096). Democracy does not help anyo...

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