In his novel, "The Jungle," Upton Sinclair reveals the horrors and injustices of industrial Chicago. ... The main character Jurgis comes to America as an immigrant with the hopes of making himself into a successful man. ... Throughout the novel, Jurgis learns things that exposed the cruelties of society. ... Throughout the novel, Jurgis and his family were struggling to find jobs over the span of a couple years. ... Sinclair used his novel, by connecting with readers, to tell a story of a Lithuanian immigrant, Jurgis Rudkus, whose move to start a new life with his family in America turned into...

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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. ... 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
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Later in the novel, Jurgis becomes involved in the political machine. ... During the course of the novel, Sinclair uses many themes. ... So during the course of the novel, Sinclair uses these themes to illustrate his point. ... Also, Sinclair took a kind of nonfictional approach to writing the novel. ... The businessmen and politicians took advantages of this right and did not allow the immigrants to respond. ...

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• Approx Pages: 8
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