Upton Sinclair's novel the Jungle illustrates how greed and ruthless competition has made turn of the century America into a brutal jungle.Take or be taken? ... Outside the packing plants, newly arrived immigrants men and women desperate for jobs offered to work for even lower wages. ... For example in New York City Chinatown many Asian immigrants still work in sweat shops, work long hours, paid the minimum wage , and are sexually harassed. ... Following graduation, Sinclair went on to graduate study at Columbia University, where he began writing full-length novels with serious social the...

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This brought upon him the demon of drink which led to young Upton's abhorring of it, as is evident in the novel. ... Classifying the novel is no easy task to undertake, as the author's purpose and the reader's interpretations are very different. ... While this was good news for the nations, it was disappointing for Sinclair because his purpose for the novel was not recognized. ... The novel was written in a very different and non-traditional style, adding to its uniqueness and helping get its point across to the reader. ... It was this part of the novel that gave the public a wa...

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• Grade Level: High School