. Along with the Meat Inspection Act, the Fifty-ninth Congress of the United States of America passed (with the signing of President Roosevelt) the Pure Meat and Food act stating that the sale of misused and treated meats from corporations is prohibited and that anyone who disobeys will be “guilty of misdemeanor” and fined or, either sentenced to a year in prison (Congress). The Pure Meat and Food Act and The Meat Inspection Act had effected the United States by strictly allowing only the sale of food safe for human consumption. These government acts also enabled citizens to guide further away from the firm grip of big businesses because they prevent big businesses from selling consumers faulty food, these act would also increase the working …show more content…
Capitalism is an economic system where people believe that the country’s economy should be controlled by private enterprises and not the state government an example of a Capitalist would be John D. Rockefeller. A Socialist is a person who believes that the country’s economy should be controlled by ‘the people’. Upton Sinclair was a part of the socialist party and in his book The Jungle he expressed his views for socialism. The Jungle was intended to pull more people to the socialistic clause but Sinclair’s vivid descriptions in The Jungle pointed Americans in another direction. In response to The Jungle the public felt disgusted, many people were appalled at the raw descriptions in the book and the horrors that were described. Upton Sinclair’s intent was not to make the American people feel sick to their stomach but to strike their hearts and open their eyes to the harsh conditions that where happening in the meat packaging corporations and bring them closer to socialism. Although Sinclair did frightened manufactures, and had a tough time persuading the Double Day Page and Company to feature his book, he opened the eyes of the public to corruption in the Meat Packing Industry (Kantor). While Sinclair did influence the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Meat and Food Act, there were a number of critics that did