A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of the Jungle by Sinclair and Animal Farm

Sinclair's book, The Jungle, probably had the most to do with the fact that he himself was a socialist. He was brought up in Baltimore, and his family was considerately poor. His father was not very successful at his job, and for this reason, it seems reasonable to believe he became a socialist because, in communist countries, it is said that all people are treated equally. An opposite of this book would be "Animal Farm," which Sinclair has probably never read. This other novel shows the bad sides of socialism, and it ends with the rules saying, "All animals are considered equal, but some are more equal than others."

In this book, it is shown that a hard worker is not rewarded and is only disposed of once he becomes a burden. The life of Sinclair and his book are reflected upon only because he uses his opinions in the book. In his book, he made a financial breakthrough and had his first successful novel. Sinclair has written many books dealing with the problems of capitalism and the solutions to communism, which is not fair because he says nothing good about capitalism or its benefits. He also wrote other books about his wisdom and religion. He frequently tried for office but never succeeded. His publications were originally made mostly by publishing them himself.

The story itself takes place in Chicago with a group of immigrants. They come to the U.S. and discover it's a cruel, harsh world. First, though, this group goes through a series of trials. The first is a marriage, which costs a lot of money, and the second is a death. After this, a house is sold to the couple for three times the value of the house. It's at this time that the parents and other groups move into this house. One character goes into a meatpacking business where he learns of unsanitary conditions. The second is a musician who is currently down on his luck and whose wife goes out to work.

After a while, the first character breaks his arm, loses time at work, and is not received back. He learns at this point that when you are new, they will accept you, but once injured; they throw out the crippled. At this point, this character talks to a socialist and begins to travel to meetings. But first, he returns to his job. And when he returns, he becomes a manager. After his first socialist rally, he listens mainly to two people, one an ex-professor who has become a philosopher and the other who is currently an evangelist but has become a traveler.

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