Jungle

In Upton Sinclair’s Jungle, the author attempts to make known the evils of the industries and capitalist businesses in Chicago in the early 1900’s. The main character Jurgis was part of a lower class immigrant family from Lithuania that came to the US for a new start on life. They explain their illusion of the many chances that the country gives and decide to try and do as well as their friend Jokubas Szedvilas …

…this book to establish his concerns for the business and his resentment with the capitalist society. His main concerns were the working conditions, employee exploitation, job insecurities, and mainly the capitalism. He was able to effectively show these through his imagery and detailed descriptions of Chicago. Although The Jungle is looked at as a great work of literature, the author intended for it to be a part of his hope for socialistic reform. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**