Long and tedious, with the purpose of showing the unsanitary conditions of the Chicago meat industry, The Jungle is a book that was written by Upton Sinclair. After his manuscript was completed in 1905, it appeared serially in Appeal to Reason, a widely circulated socialist periodical. This initial publication caused much controversy and immediate reaction. Much difficulty was encountered, however, when he tried to get it published in book form. None of the publishers wanted it …showed first 75 words of 894 total…

…showed last 75 words of 894 total…to anyone who is in search of a good read. “The Jungle”, by Upton Sinclair, is a novel that was written to change things for the better for the working class of society. Although it achieved some degree of success in this area, it did not achieve it’s goal of converting the society to communism. It has served it’s purpose in history well, and needs not to be read by another living soul.