Muckraking v. Fiction In The Novel The Jungle

Stephanie Ms. Ogarek Muckraking v. Fiction Webster's dicctionary defines muckraking as, "To search out and publicly expose real or apparent misconduct of a prominent individual or business." Fiction, also defined by Webster, is, "Something invented by the imagination or feigned; specifically: an invented story." Throughout The Jungle more fact is used than fiction. The Jungle is more effective as a muckraking novel than it is as fiction. <Tab/>The Jungle shows …

…to be a muckraking novel; it was not written for fiction purposes. Although the main muckraking purpose of this novel was not the conditions of the food, this was what stirred up the most anger in the American public. However, Upton Sinclair's novel accomplished his goal of getting help for the immigrants while also helping to support upcoming food inspection acts of that time. The Jungle succeeded in muckraking the food industry and immigrant life.