About the Author
One of the most prolific writers in the history of American letters, Upton Beall Sinclair published 90 books and thousands of essays over the course […]
The Jungle
Setting
The Jungle takes place in the meat-packing plants, stockyards, and settlement houses of Chicago during the opening years of the 20th century. As much a […]
Themes and Characters
Before the publication of The Jungle, Sinclair commented in the Appeal, a Socialist journal, that his novel would “set forth the breaking of human hearts […]
Literary Qualities
Sinclair’s expose of Chicago’s meatpacking industry produced an immediate decrease in American meat consumption and soon led to the passage of stricter laws regulating the […]
Social Sensitivity
Upton Sinclair’s overwhelming concern was the betterment of society; art served as a tool for improving conditions among the working classes. First conceived of as […]
Topics and Ideas for Reforts
VII TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION 1. What elements in the plot have caused critics to accuse The Jungle of being too melodramatic to be classified as […]
Related Titles and Adaptations
The Jungle was Sinclair’s first success and remains his most powerful and popular book; the remainder of his work is now virtually unread. While critics […]