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Jungle By Upton Sinclair The Jungle Written Book Review

¶ … Jungle" by Upton Sinclair 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,...

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…

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Publication of the jungle had social impacts; first the consumers became horrified in consuming the processed meat hence turning many people to vegetarians. It also had an indirect effect in the abolition of slavery. Many people became informed about the stockyards of Chicago, hence pushing for reforms. The novel also showed corporate greed where the poor worked hard to make the rich richer. The book led to direct reforms in the packaging industry; President Roosevelt is said to get sick after reading his copy, and passed a law for federal inspection standards. The food and drug administration passed the law immediately through Roosevelt, to ensure clean processing for meat and inspection on June 30th 1906.

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The author of The Jungle comments that he aimed at the people's heart, but the novel had a greater impact on their stomachs because many people were afraid to consume the meat. Upton has successfully achieved his aims because the literature reaches the targeted audience and persuades them using his creativity and conciseness.
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