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... in the series sold over 500,000 copies. Twenty years pass in Sinclair's life without much happening, until his second wife, Mary Craig Kimbrough, died on April 26th 1961 from depression. Not long after that, Sinclair married his third wife, Mary Elizabeth Willis, six months after the passing of his second wife. Seven years later, Upton Sinclair died on December 18th ... ...
... was also no set wages. They could pay them as little or as much as they wanted to. The Joads had a very similar situation that is complicated by the Great Depression. People took advantage of the fact that they were desperate for work by paying them pocket change. Socially, there is one thing that both of them are looking for; that ... ...
... from different parts of the world. Political conditions were not too hot during this period, for immigrants faced a long painful struggle to stay alive in the new world. They faced depression, hunger, sanitation problems, dangerous job, daily hazards, and even the risk of losing their job each and every day. Immigrants at this time really had no hand in voting or ... ...
... a critical success but not a theatrical hit. Sinclair spent the remainder of his life in California, where he worked in labor organizing and protest movements. At the height of the Great Depression, he helped organize a movement called End Poverty in America, and tried to use it as a political base to run for governor of California. His radical politics were condemned by too ... ...
... to serve this purpose, they are "flung aside." The dehumanizing treatment of Jurgis and thousands of workers just like him leads to the workers" diminished self-esteem and the destructive depression that ensues from such inhumane treatment. Toward the end of the novel Jurgis grows bitter and angry at the realization that he has served the same purpose as the hogs ... ...
... something that the Capitalist himself is expected to realize. He sees only what he chooses to see, and that is money, money, and how to get more money. From the depression felt at the misfortunes of the characters, to the disgust felt at the site of the meat preparation, to the fire felt at the revelation of Socialism, The Jungle is ... ...
