Fast Food Nation and The Jungle: Has much changed?

Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser and The Jungle by Upton Sinclair both explain the politics and processes that goes into meat packing. In Fast Food Nation, Schlosser reveals facts about the meat packing industry, its employees, and the influence it has on the government. Sinclair’s, The Jungle, is a historical fiction novel set during the Industrial Revolution in America. Like Schlosser, Sinclair gives detailed accounts of the meatpacking industry but in a fictional …

…these plants because of the cheap labor. The influence of big business may have changed but it still involves crushing out the competition. Unfortunately, food safety has made little progress. The only obvious changes in the meat industry would be the advancement in technology. Otherwise, the general idea is still the same. At the expense of the workers and consumers, the meat will be put out and sold to make a profit.advancement in technology