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A 5 page discussion of the parallels drawn by
Upton Sinclair’s 1906 book and the period which would come to be known as the Progressive era. The author of this paper contends that “The Jungle” exposes this period in a manner in which few of his time dared. Sinclair attacked one of the basic building blocks of American society, the sacred institution of capitalism. His book infiltrated Chicago’s stockyards to expose the deplorable conditions those who worked in those stockyards were forced to endure. This paper reviews similar injustices which existed elsewhere in American industry during this time in history. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The turn of the twentieth century is often thought of as a time of great societal advancements. It was also
a time of many reprehensible practices in terms of human welfare in the workplace. First published in 1906, Upton Sinclairs "The Jungle" exposes this period in a manner in
which few of his time dared. Sinclair attacked one of the basic building blocks of American society, the sacred institution of capitalism. His book infiltrated Chicagos stockyards to
expose the deplorable conditions those who worked in those stockyards were forced to endure. His forceful attack, an attack which labeled the system "wage slavery", resulted in considerable changes
in workers rights both in the meat packing industry and elsewhere in American industry. It was an attack which greatly supplemented such recently enacted laws as the Food and
Drug Act. Written from the perspective of an immigrant family from Lithuania, Sinclairs "The Jungle" exposes the American dream to, in actuality, be
controlled not by hard work and commitment but by the various powers that characterized early twentieth century society. These power included the bosses, the police, the politicians, and a
myriad of other players. Sinclair reveals a dream which is interlaced by theft, prostitution, political graft, and a number of other adverse societal problems. They are problems which
in fact characterized this period of American history. The portrait presented in Sinclairs "The Jungle" is at first hard to reconcile with the
American values of hard work, profit maximization, and protection of the rights of the American worker. Most perceive these values as having roots which go well into our history.
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