The industrial revolution was a time of drastic change and transformation from hand tools, and hand made items to machine manufactured and mass produced goods. ... The government, the arts, literature, music and architecture and man's way of looking at life all changed during the period. ... They were priezed by the factory owners because their small size permitted them to crawl among the machines to carry out repairs. ... This was extremely dangerous as the children were expected to carry out the task while the machine was still working. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The novel is not remembered for being a classic work in literature but rather an important book in history in that it changed the way America looked at food in the early part of the century. Sinclair loses his argument for Socialism at around the time when the characters in the book lose their humanity. ... In just a short time later, Jurgis" son Antanas drowned in the street. ... (212) This is the beginning of Jurgis" socialist way of thinking and it seems ideal for him, but at the same time, it seems like a last resort for someone so unfortunate that they are actually removed from a human ...

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• Grade Level: High School