This excerpt is from a speech to the national consumers league, a womens. The jungle, excerpt this excerpt is from upton sinclairs. The place had an odor for which there are no polite words. The jungle, published in 1906, exposed the harsh conditions of the meatpacking industry in chicago and other similar industrial cities. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Upton sinclairs the jungle, excerpt this excerpt is from upton sinclairs novel, the jungle, which recounted in a realistic style the fictional story of immigrant workers in the chicago meatpacking plants. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the jungle. Students enrolled in sophomore composition and literature for the 20192020 school year must. Upton sinclairs descriptions shocked the public and led to new safety regulations and support for the progressive movement. Sources on working conditions roy rosenzweig center for. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 335 pages and is available in paperback format. The project gutenberg ebook of the jungle book, by rudyard kipling this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. The place had an odor for which there are no polite. The first edition of the novel was published in 1906, and was written by upton sinclair.
Excerpt from upton sinclairs the jungle 1905, chapter 9. Sinclair had investigated the meatpacking plants, and the descriptions in his novel were based firmly on his observations. Published in 1906, the jungle brought awareness to the harsh working conditions in the american meat packing industry and the plight of immigrants. Excerpts from the jungle 1903 by upton sinclair readunderline words you dont knowbe able to recognize on a teston the back, briefly summarize the final excerpt. Public pressure during the aftermath of the books publication led to the passage of the meat inspection act, which helps ensure that meat is packaged under sanitary conditions.
Sophomore composition and literature summer reading 2019. Jurgis witnesses the speeding up process whereby the bosses force a pace man to set a nearly impossible pace for the. The jungle book, by rudyard kipling project gutenberg. With one member trimming beef in a cannery, and another working in a sausage factory, the family had a firsthand knowledge of the great majority of. Free download or read online the jungle pdf epub book. The project gutenberg ebook of the jungle, by upton sinclair this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Upton sinclair, the jungle excerpt from chapter 14 evan friss. Excerpts from the jungle by upton sinclair 10 points section 1let a man so much as scrape his finger pushing a truck in the pickle rooms, and he might have a sore that would put him out of the world. The jungle questions and answers the question and answer sections of our study guides are a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss literature. Of the butchers and floorsmen, the beefboners and trimmers, and all those who used knives, you could scarcely find a person who had the use of his thumb.
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