Analysis of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

There are some works of literature, fiction and non-fiction, drama and films that expose distressing truth to their readers. Sometimes the responses to these shocking truths aren’t always positive ones. The American society is not accustomed to accept the realities that happen behind the doors of the companies that keep the country running. That is not the only reason though. It’s not just that we don’t like hearing negative truths about the country, but hearing it about ourselves as well.
One case in which these types of scenarios are present is in The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. Sinclair took Chicago during the Industrial Revolution and exposed it for what it really was. He revealed the corruption that happened in the meat packing industry as well as other industries. He showed the way consumers back then were purchasing food that could not have been more impure. This was shown when he indicated how the cows infected with tuberculosis and other diseases were slaughtered wi...