The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

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The Jungleby Upton Sinclair
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Quotation 1

• The introduction presents the novels core
  issue Instead of finding the American Dream,
  Rudkus and his family inhabit a brutal,
  soul-crushing, urban jungle dominated by greedy
  bosses, pitiless conmen, and corrupt politicians
  (Intro).

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Literary Device

• Thematic overview

Function/Purpose/Commentary
Society takes advantage of those less fortunate,
like new immigrants.
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Quotation 2

• The narrator ____________,Some one told
  Jurgis that there was a night-school that was
  freehe would go even if he were in time for only
  half an hour (97).

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Literary Device

• characterization

Function/Purpose/Commentary
Jurgis is determined to make the best of his new
life he uses what is offered.
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Quotation 3

• The narrator ___,America differed from Russia
  in that its government existed under the form of
  a democracy so there were two rival sets of
  grafters, known as political parties, and the
  one got the office which bought the most votes
  (98-99).

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Literary Device

• Political Ideologies

Function/Purpose/Commentary
The new immigrant is aware of the political
corruption in the democracy.
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Quotation 4

• The narrator describes, Bubbly Creekis
  really a great open sewer from the packing
  plants a hundred or two feet wide The grease
  and chemicals that are poured into it undergo all
  sorts of strange transformations (100).

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Essay Literary Analysis

• Explain the historical significance of The
  Jungle by Upton Sinclair.

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Literary Device

• Environmental Issues
• The packing plants are not concerned with the
  by-product of their production

Function/Purpose/Commentary
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Quotation 5

• The narrator discloses, The people of Chicago
  saw the government inspectors in Packingtown and
  thought they were protected from diseased meat
  however they were paidto certify that all the
  diseased meat was kept in the state (101).

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Literary Device

• Economical Ideologies
• The locals were not important to business export
  is more profitable.

Function/Purpose/Commentary
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Quotation 6

• The narrator uncovers, There were cattle
  covered with boils. It was a nasty job killing
  these, for when you plunged your knife into them
  they would burst and splash foul-smelling stuff
  into your face (101).

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Literary Device

• Working conditions
• The workers were expected to work in dangerous
  and disgusting conditions.

Function/Purpose/Commentary
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Introductory Context

• Title
• Author
• Genre
• Setting
• Characters
• Background/bit of plot
• Thesis

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• The Jungle
• Upton Sinclair
• Novel
• Chicagos meat-packing industry during Industrial
  Revolution (1906)
• Jurgis Rudkus
• Immigrant from Lithuania working in meat-packing
  industry
• Thesis The Jungle is best known for exposing
  the unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing
  industry however, the novels purpose goes
  beyond this issue and reveals the corruption and
  abuse immigrants face in the process.

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First Paragraph Introduction

• The muck-racking novel The Jungle by Upton
  Sinclair takes place in Packington, the
  meat-packing district of Chicago, during the
  Industrial Revolution. Jurgis Rudkus, the main
  character, is a Lithuanian immigrant working in
  the slaughter-houses. Instead of achieving the
  American Dream, he and his family endure
  countless struggles. The Jungle is best known
  for exposing the unsanitary conditions in the
  meat-packing industry however, the novels
  purpose goes beyond this issue and reveals the
  corruption and abuse immigrants face in the
  process.

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Second Paragraph Unsanitary Food

• Topic sentence (with NO TE!)
• 1-2 examples of TE
• CM for each!
• The narrator exposes, A man could run his
  hand over these piles of meat and sweep off
  handfuls of the dried dung of ratsThe packers
  would put poisoned bread out for them they would
  die, and then rats, bread, and meat would go into
  the hoppers together (135).
• The narrator reveals, There were open vats near
  the level of the floorworkers fell into the
  vatssometimes they would be overlooked for days,
  till all but the bones of them had gone out to
  the world as Durhams Pure Leaf Lard! (99).

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Third Paragraph Corruption

• The narrator discloses, The people of Chicago
  saw the government inspectors in Packingtown and
  thought they were protected from diseased meat
  however they were paidto certify that all the
  diseased meat was kept in the state (101).
• The narrator ___,America differed from Russia
  in that its government existed under the form of
  a democracy so there were two rival sets of
  grafters, known as political parties, and the
  one got the office which bought the most votes
  (98-99).
• Topic sentence (with NO TE!)
• One ex of TE about Corruption one example about
  struggles
• CM for each!
• Wrap up sentence

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Third Paragraph TOO Hardship/Abuse

• The narrator laments, They had dreamed of
  freedom of a chance to look about them and learn
  something to be decent and clean, to see their
  child grow up to be strongThey had played the
  game and had lost (136).
• The CM relates to theme!
• Put in a wrap-up sentence