The Jungle (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Upton Sinclair
- First Published: 1906
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Factories, Family or family life, Politics, Socialism, Twentieth century, American Dream, Chicago, Poverty or poor people, Immigration or emigration, Adultery, Politicians, Working class, Tuberculosis, Unions or unionism, Fraud, Meat, Sanitation
- Locales: Chicago, IL, Lithuania
THE JUNGLE presents the tragic story of Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian peasant, and his family and friends, who are lured to America with promises of good wages and quick wealth. In Packingtown, they discover that Chicago is literally a “jungle” in which the non-English speaking immigrant is easily victimized by crooked and unscrupulous employers, political bosses, labor leaders, and real-estate hucksters. They are brutalized by an economic system that exploits them for their labor and then discards them when they are no longer productive.
When Jurgis and his family first arrive...
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