Summary Of The Jungle By Upton Sinclair

Throughout Upton Sinclair’s late teen years he invested time in being an undercover investigator. He began his investigation in Packingtown, Chicago in its unsanitary factories. Sinclair was disgusted; therefore, he exposed these conditions to help later pass the Pure Food and Drug Act along with the Meat Inspection Act. Throughout the context of The Jungle, Sinclair aims at the character and setting to expose the meat packing industry to contain the public’s health.

To say nothing of, Sinclair portrays Packingtown, Chicago as an unsanitary, abusive town so the public can be aware of how their meat is being processed in canned foods. Sinclair was undercover at the factory, so his task was to jot down his experiences. Keeping in mind, without

This is crucial because this gave the readers from the early 20th century and today a vivid description of the conditions in the factories and ultimately how much the “importance” of sanitation meant to the bosses. Also, workers operated in filthy areas with such a low pay (middleofaman). Viewing from an analytical standpoint, I can infer the reason Sinclair mentions what he does was to save the public. Other than exposing the industries, he genuinely concerned what people consumed. Also, Sinclair mentions throughout the novel that the industries mistreated and abused their workers. Factories lacked restrooms, so workers usually had to urinate in corners of their working station. Making matters worse, they had to work long shifts for low pay in hazardous, toxic environments. For

Jurgis throughout the novel went through a vast variety of hardships. The hardships Jurgis went through were all caused/related to the meatpacking industry. For example, his son died from poison in his meat (Sinclair 237). Sinclair found this experience significant to incorporate into his novel because a loving-caring parent would establish a connection with the book and not want their child to go through such unfortunate incident.Eventually, they would not tolerate having any more unsanitized meat and protest. Another example, “Jurgis kid drowned in a mud pit in the street of Packingtown, showing how bad and filthy the city was” (Krajmohamed). First of all, this is an indication that the public truly has no care for their city’s well-being. The public wasn’t aware of corporations dumping filth on the street. Since this book is fiction but based on actual experiences, the descriptions of setting throughout the book were probably not up to par with the reality. The author uses Jurgis to develop a lucid connection with the reader from a 3rd omniscient point of view. By this, he can develop relationships with experiences from Jurgis to the reader. The author can catch their eye and tell them to wake up and take a glance at their cities environment and factories. For instance, if readers have a history of losing someone with a