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. ... The diction used to describe the labor conditions that these citizens and immigrant workers had to work in were bold, and did not seem true because of how exaggerated the disgust was. ... In the novel's concluding chapters, Upton Sinclair begins to establish his perspective of socialism and how it could bring down the corrupt system and to ...

• Word Count: 1823
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"The Jungle" is Upton Sinclair's call to arms against capitalism, an exploitative ideology that has laid ruin to the Chicago meatpacking district where the novel's main protagonist, Jurgis immigrates to with his family from Lithuania. Jurgis is subject to countless atrocities throughout the novel which facilitate Sinclair's blowing critique of capitalism. ... During each phase of the book, Jurgis's status as immigrant and working man allow his persona to endure the necessary transformation that will lead him to his acceptance of socialism at the book's closure. ... Upt...

• Word Count: 1109
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate