“And we shall organize them, we shall drill them, we shall marshal them for the victory! We shall bear down the opposition, we shall sweep if before us—and Chicago will be ours! Chicago will be ours! CHICAGO WILL BE OURS!” Persuading people to accept socialism was Upton Sinclair’s purpose when he wrote The Jungle, a third person narrative story written about a fictional family in the oh-so very realistic world of Chicago. “I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach.” Said Upton Sinclair. This specific quote was referring to Sinclair’s book The Jungle. The Jungle was Sinclair’s most well-known, controversial, misunderstood, yet successful attempt to identify and expose social injustices and promote his activist beliefs on socialism. Upton Beall Sinclair, Jr’s Life began on September 20, 1878, in Baltimore. As the young Sinclair grew he was exposed to two very different lifestyles due to his father’s hardships in financials and his mother’s wealthy family. This gave Sinclair a taste of both worlds providing strong foundation for credibility in most of his later writing.
When he was ten years old he left to New York City as a student and a gifted writer. Later, fourteen-year-old Sinclair began education at College of the City of …show more content…
Sinclair’s belief? Socialism was great in his eyes and he wanted the public to think that too so of course The Jungle reflected on Socialism’s pros. The writing in The Jungle also reflected on his observation of the corruption of society at the time. Although gut wrenching and somewhat terrifying The Jungle was the truth and Sinclair made sure of that with his research and time spent studying the matters in Chicago. His dedication and heart that he put into the book, along with the horrid truth, sold this book and the ideals it expressed. Sinclair’s other books were quite similar in
When he was ten years old he left to New York City as a student and a gifted writer. Later, fourteen-year-old Sinclair began education at College of the City of …show more content…
Sinclair’s belief? Socialism was great in his eyes and he wanted the public to think that too so of course The Jungle reflected on Socialism’s pros. The writing in The Jungle also reflected on his observation of the corruption of society at the time. Although gut wrenching and somewhat terrifying The Jungle was the truth and Sinclair made sure of that with his research and time spent studying the matters in Chicago. His dedication and heart that he put into the book, along with the horrid truth, sold this book and the ideals it expressed. Sinclair’s other books were quite similar in