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The Jungle

An Analysis of The Jungle

The Jungle ' by Upton Sinclair , is a story that unearths the various issues in a Capitalist Society of America , during the early years of the twentieth century . Sinclair depicts the life of the immigrants , entering into the United States with dreams to become rich , who get trapped in the vicious clutches of poverty , struggle , hazardous working conditions and severe turmoil , only to attain survival . Through the title , The Jungle , Sinclair is trying to depict the picture of immigrants , of low stature , fighting with each other , in the

jungle where it is all about survival survival of the fittest ! The most important aspect of the story is `Socialism . In the Capitalist world , where rich get richer and poor get poorer , Sinclair tries to fazade , Socialism as the solution to all these problems

Through the story , The Jungle , Sinclair tries to expose the poor quality of environment provided to the employees working in a meat factory in Chicago , where the working conditions are strenuous and horrible with meager pay and overtimes . He shows that corruption is spread at all levels of the society , high and low . He displays how bad their lives can be , by throwing the protagonist into very grueling situations , where in even his pregnant wife has to work , so that they can earn their daily bread and butter . And , for this , at the end of the week , he will carry home three dollars to his family , being his pay at the rate of five...

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