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Instead of f inding the American Dream, Rudkus and hisfamily inhabit a brutal, soul-crushing, urban jungle

dominated by greedy bosses, pitiless conmen, and corruptpoliticians

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Born in Baltimore, Maryland Raised by his wealthy grandparents

after his alcoholic father became anunfit parent

Was able to live life as a both a poor

and well- off young man , thusseeing the two sides of AmericanSociety

Began his professional career as areporter. Went undercover for 7

weeks as a factory worker toresearch information for the Jungle.

Socialist candidate for Congressand CA governor

Founded a Utopian Society

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primarily, a reporter or writer who investigates andpublishes truthful reports involving a host of socialissues, broadly including crime and corruption andoften involving elected officials, political leaders andinfluential members of business and industry.

The term is closely associated with a number ofimportant writers who emerged in the 1890s throughthe 1930s, a period roughly concurrent with theProgressive Era in the United States.

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A scathing indictment of unregulated capitalism asexemplified in the meatpacking industry. His descriptionsof both the unsanitary conditions and the inhumaneconditions experienced by the workers shocked andgalvanized readers. An attack upon capitalism, led to a

aggressive reaction against the meat industry. Domestic and foreign purchases of American meat fell by

half as people learned what was in their food and how itwas processed

Sinclair lamented: "I aimed at the public's heart, and by

accident I hit it in the stomach. The novel was so influential that it spurred government

regulation of the industry, as well as the passage of the PureFood and Drug Act.

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Setting: ChicagoPackingtown meatpacking plants, stockyards, and settlement houses

Time: Early 20thCentury

Work of fiction inspired by what Upton Sinclair Saw asa reporter in the Yards.

Technique: Naturalist narrative

Vivid description of settings and events that disturb the

reader Told from Jurgis point of view

Novel was originally written as a serial in a news paper,hence each chapter in an episode.

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Corruption Evils of Capitalism vs. the Virtues of Socialism

The American Dream

Does it exists? At what cost can one achieve it? Family and Tradition

Family unity through times of trouble

Class Conflict

Individualism

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The Pure Food and Drug Act 1906 Act paved the way for the eventual creation of the

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

The law itself was largely replaced by the much morecomprehensive Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938.

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Immigration Eastern Europeans escape the poor economic conditions

of the time in search of the American Dream and Landof Plenty

Unskilled labor 1850-1880

23million to 50 million people emigrated to the US

1900 76 million people emigrate to the US

Unions and the Organization of Labor

Socialism