Iesha Bullock

The Jungle by Upton

Sinclair
HIST 1302
5th Period
26 April 2016

Upton Sinclairs Background

Born September 20, 1878 in

Baltimore, Maryland
Grew up in New York City
Attended the City College of
New York
Graduated in 1897
Enrolled at Columbia University

Main Article Details

Written in 1906
Showed the horrendous
working conditions of the
immigrants that lived in the
cities
The audience was the
general public

Summary
1. Meat industry is mostly
filled with working
immigrants
2. Working conditions are
unspeakable
3. Due to horrible working
conditions people were

Included or Excluded
The author should have included the
workers conditions
This would have helped the reader
visualize the condition of the workers
better
The author should have excluded some of
the information about what the workers
would do to the meat
Without this information then the reader
will most likely be able to get through the
whole story without being disgusted

Bibliography
i. Article
Sinclair, Upton. The Jungle." In American
Perspectives: Readings in American
History, v. 2, pg.142, 5th ed. Boston:
Pearson Learning Solutions, 2011.
ii. Book
Newman, John M. and John J. Schmalbach.
The Progressive Era, 1901-1917. In
Preparing for the United States History
Advanced Placement Examination. Des
Moines: Perfection Learning, 2014.