In seven pages this paper examines how capitalist 'evils' can be cured through socialism according to the message contained in this 1906 text by Upton Sinclair. Five sources are listed in the bibliography.
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This is certainly true of Upton Sinclairs book The Jungle. This is a book that not only exposed the wrongs in an industry and demonstrated harsh living condition, it may
also be seen as a look at society of the time, socialism and capitalism and the message was o clear that there was even political interest following the publication
of the book in 1906. The tale is told though a third party narrators, with a certain level of detachment, but also sympathy for the main character Jurgis
Rudjus. The narrator is a useful tool, as this present the author with the chance to not only tell the tale, bur more directly comment on social conditions of the
time. It is interesting that the narrator uses information in the commentary that Jurgis only finds out about later. This could not have been used in other presentation style,
but adds a great deal to the book in presenting the working class as victimised and the capitalists as evil and greedy. The message in the book is one
that uses an immigrant family chasing the American Dream to show that socialism is the remedy for the evil presence of capitalism in society. The way the book is presented
may be interpreted as propaganda, with every event appearing to be purposefully chosen to demonstrate the evils of capitalism. This is especially true of the first twenty seven chapters.
Capitalism is seen as a cruel system where the week are exploited by the strong. The main character and his family are weaker, they are immigrants and are trapped by
poverty and conditions that they are unlikely to escape form. The American Dream may be seen as initially desirable, but the manner in which it is a false illusion becomes