The Jungle: The Appeal Of Socialism

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and long hours, in
an atmosphere where worker safety had no persuasion. Early on, there was no one
for these immigrants to turn to, so many suffered immensely. Jurgis would later
learn of worker unions and other groups to support the labor force, but the
early years of his Americanized life were filled, with sliced fingers,
unemployment and overall a depressing and painful "new start".
Sinclair, has shown in a dramatic style the hardships and obastacles
which Jurgis and fellow workers had to endure. He made the workers sound so
helpless and the condtions so greusome, that the reader almost wants a way out
for Jurgis. Sinclair's The Jungle is a "subliminal" form of propaganda for
Socialism. At a time in our nations history where the rich were very wealthy,
and the poor were peniless, Sinclair's portrayal of socialism in regards to the
laborer is very appealing to a jobless, hungry, indigent man.
Sinclair's vision of socialism, wasn't as flawless and ...

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