... 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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... 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 ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School