... (early 1900's), Sinclair may have had reasons other than displaying the truth behind meat packing for writing the novel. Sinclair wanted to show Americans how hard it was for unemployed immigrants to make it in the harsh new world. In fact, a main theme presented throughout The Jungle is hard ... work in hard times. Sinclair has his main character, Jurgis Rudkus, put through a series of mis-fortunate events throughout the novel, most of which are a ... alone, but by the working class as a whole, and still, Jurgis and the working class keep their faith in the "American dream." Because T...

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During the turn of the twentieth century, it was quite common for immigrants to come overseas to America in hope for a better life. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair follows Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian immigrant, who is honest and extremely hardworking. Jurgis, who had immigrated ... other politicians and capitalist that ran the city. To the supremacy, the Socialist party represented a political threat that must be extinguished through buying votes and rigging the system. In the novel's concluding chapters, Upton Sinclair begins to establish his perspective of socialism and how it could bring dow...

• Word Count: 1823
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate