Socialism Exposed In Upton Sinclair's The Jungle
Upton Sinclair was born on September 20, 1878 and he passed away on November 25, 1968. He was an activist and socialist. He was involved in socialism, which inspired him to write The Jungle and expose the tendencies of the corrupt society he was living in. His book was published on February 26, 1906. He was born to a father who was an alcoholic and a mother who struggled with poverty. He was exposed to the life of the lower class which influenced his portrayal of the struggles he discussed in his book. However, he also witnessed the life of the higher class through his mother’s family.
During his time, the working industries were corrupt and through his book he hoped to expose the dangers of everything that was going on. He went on a trip …show more content…
Large corporations existed that would take advantage over people who would come to America for a better life. They would commit fraud on them or trick them into becoming their “slave workers” because they were new and vulnerable. As a result, he decided to write about the way these families were deceived and how they eventually ended up homeless, starving, or dead. Children were also taken advantage of and they had to work long hours to the point where sometimes they would not see daylight. There were no limits on the amount of hours a child received. These children were stuck in dirty factories all day that interfered with their health because of all the dangerous machinery and chemicals that were involved. Sinclair also exposed these conditions his book in hope to bring attention to these types of issues. They ended up setting limitations on how many hours a child can work and for how long. The harsh conditions and extreme vivid imagery he used in his book led to new government regulations and laws. The large corporations were motivated by their self interests and did not care for the people. Sinclair hoped to turn people into socialism by frightening the people about the issues that were going on specifically the food industry because that affected mostly
During his time, the working industries were corrupt and through his book he hoped to expose the dangers of everything that was going on. He went on a trip …show more content…
Large corporations existed that would take advantage over people who would come to America for a better life. They would commit fraud on them or trick them into becoming their “slave workers” because they were new and vulnerable. As a result, he decided to write about the way these families were deceived and how they eventually ended up homeless, starving, or dead. Children were also taken advantage of and they had to work long hours to the point where sometimes they would not see daylight. There were no limits on the amount of hours a child received. These children were stuck in dirty factories all day that interfered with their health because of all the dangerous machinery and chemicals that were involved. Sinclair also exposed these conditions his book in hope to bring attention to these types of issues. They ended up setting limitations on how many hours a child can work and for how long. The harsh conditions and extreme vivid imagery he used in his book led to new government regulations and laws. The large corporations were motivated by their self interests and did not care for the people. Sinclair hoped to turn people into socialism by frightening the people about the issues that were going on specifically the food industry because that affected mostly