... it for another muckraking novel against the meat packing plants and food preparation industry, and in fact, the novel did cause President Theodore Roosevelt to push the Pure Food and Drug Bill out of the House committee and into everyday practice. The packers tried to defend themselves and fight back, but were beat down with solid evidence. While this was good ... 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 disg...

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... throughout the night, which he spent in jail. Marija later tells Jurgis that she is a morphine addict, and claims that her boss is forcing her and other women to be drug addicts. He gets Teta's address but feels guilty for leaving after his son died. He wonders into a socialist political meeting and listens to the speech; he is detailing the miserable ... ...

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... 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 ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School