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The Jungle written by Upton Sinclair was written in 1901, it talks about corruption in America, Chicago around the twentieth century. The book includes graphic, images of the meat processing which are helpful to the reader for clear understanding. The writer wrote the book with a purpose of showing industrial capitalism, where immigrants worked, the physical conditions, their struggles and how their families lived. The writer has written this book from his point-of-view, on how he viewed the workers 'conditions and conditions of the manufacturing plant and the processes involved. He wrote the book trying to fight for the rights of the public workers, air out their grievances, and the poor conditions they lived with their families.

The book is a piece of literature and narration is used to tell the story of the stockyards. Upton aims to educate the public on the struggles faced by the stockyards and their families, and most importantly the government, for the abolition of slavery and improve the living conditions of slaves. The author uses a formal writing style, and his work has coherence because written words complement each other and they flow well to form a piece of literature. Uptons's work is original because he writes using his ideas from visiting the processing factory and explains to the reader in his own style about the situation. The author explains his points abundantly, clearly and accurately, in a satirical manner that is easy to understand; he explains the conditions in a way that the reader gets a mental picture and understands without further clarification. An excellent example is how he describes the cattle as crippled, old and diseased, but they are still canned. He also describes how the blistered cows are slaughtered, and fluid splashes on the face of the one who is slaughtering; hence his work is in a clear manner and is full of development, making one get the gravity of the situation. It is also concise and includes all the necessary information that does not leave the reader wondering about some facts. This also prevents confusion and perfectly suits the intended audience.

The book has a table of contents that is helpful in scheming through, hence helps to understand the book; this also helps to understand the author's ideas, topically and chronologically. The book achieved its goal because the intended audience got the message and different regulations were passed according to Upton's work. I would recommend the book to different audiences, because it is educative on corruption and it is fun to read. The theme of the book is the socio-economic evils of capitalism, and the thesis is the evil brought about by capitalism which is unjust, brutal and inhuman. The plot of the book revolves around the social and economic struggles experienced by the stockyards towards the twentieth century. The author uses scenes and pictures for description, and narrates in a chronological manner he also explains different facts to persuade the reader.