The Jungle | Topics for Discussion
1. What elements in the plot have caused critics to accuse The Jungle of being too melodramatic to be classified as good literature?
2. "Muckraking" is a term applied to investigative journalism intent on effecting social change, often to the point of abandoning any pretext at objective reporting. Why have some critics called The Jungle a muckraking novel?
3. Does Sinclair consider Jurgis moral or immoral? In Sinclair's view is it sinful to become a thief or prostitute?
4. Most "naturalistic" fiction ends on a pessimistic note and suggests that man...
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