... out against the business was to starve, and one business stands out the most. The Jungle is Sinclair's masterpiece, revealing the meat-packaging industry for all its worth. In his classic, he depicts the horrible scenarios that went on in the plants. Rats falling into the sausage vats, droppings, insects, and more mixed in as well, and the worst, when a human worker ... would fall into the scalding hot mixture, they would leave him in there to be ground into meat. People read the book and were nauseated by it. No one ... ...

• Word Count: 1725
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... is a satirical book based on the problems that faced the 17th-18th centuries. By writing this breakthrough novel, Swift expresses his personal beliefs on society as being: selfish, crude, and spoiled; which is seen through the eyes of the open-minded traveler, Lemuel Gulliver. Most Critics that read Gulliver's Travels have many things to say about the writing and the symbolism ... ...

• Word Count: 1551
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... satire to try and reform people's attitudes. The passage makes the reader examine their own attitudes, morals and thoughts on what the writer is satirically suggesting-to turn children into meat for rich men's tables. A Modest Proposal is effective in its satire as it forces the reader to look at the world from a different perspective, one that becomes intolerably uncomfortable "a child ... ...

• Word Count: 1953
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... land where he must he learn to survive as a giant and become accustom to their ways of life. In Lilliput, Gulliver comes into contact with a wide range of new animals, plants, things, and most importantly the strange inhabitants of the country. This miniature stature in this new country compares to England during its rise in power. Similar to Gulliver, England comes ... ...

• Word Count: 1458
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School