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The Jungle by Upton Sinclair By: Noah Bauerelen

Questions- Aim:What is the author’s purpose? Audience: Who is the audience? Historical: How does the author’s persuasion affect the historical context of the written text? Cultural: How does the persuasion affect the cultural (modern) context or written text?

Aim: The author’s purpose of the jungle is so that Upton Sinclair can state his opinions on capitalism, The Government, and poverty. Sparknotes explains, “ The couple and several relatives have come to Chicago in search of a better life, but Packingtown, the center of Lithuanian immigration and of Chicago’s meatpacking industry, is a hard, dangerous, and filthy place where it is difficult to find a job”(Sparknotes). Sinclair made this book to state the opinions of poverty of Chicago and how hard it can be. The purpose is so the realization of poverty can be looked upon to and how the government has done nothing about it. The author wanted his audience to recognize the hard jobs and hardship of poverty. Sparknotes explains, “ The couple and several relatives have come to Chicago in search of a better life, but Packingtown, the center of Lithuanian immigration and of Chicago’s meatpacking industry, is a hard, dangerous, and filthy place where it is difficult to find a job”(Sparknotes). This comes to show the jungle was written to have been read to show the real side of poverty and what it can lead to if not treated.

Audience: The audience were targeted to people who were looking politician judgements towards the development of poverty and labor issues. Spark notes restates “Winter is the most dangerous season in Packingtown and even Jurgis, forced to work in an unheated slaughterhouse in which it is difficult to see, risks his life every day by simply going to work. Marija is courted by Tamoszius, a likable violinist, but the couple is never able to marry because they never have enough money to hold a wedding”(Sparknotes). The audience are meant to read this and follow their opinions with the political issue stated at hand of the book. The statements that he make show the story of the society at the time and how he handles it based on his position of his opinions. Spark notes restates “Winter is the most dangerous season in Packingtown and even Jurgis, forced to work in an unheated slaughterhouse in which it is difficult to see, risks his life every day by simply going to work. Marija is courted by Tamoszius, a likable violinist, but the couple is never able to marry because they never have enough money to hold a wedding”(Sparknotes). The quote finalizes that the labor was shown to be extensively harsh and politicians let alone the government do anything about.

Historical: The persuasion is effective by showing the realism in his statements and opinions. Sparknotes explains, “One night, his spirit all but crushed by privation and misery, Jurgis wanders into a socialist political rally, in which an orator delivers a speech that fills Jurgis with inspiration”(Sparknotes). The history shows of the suffering of the struggles of happiness as people face a famine of doubt and no hope. People at the time are being horribly mistreated as if they weren't humans to begin with. This type of realism shows that the persuasion of of serious events on how the history of had been hard comparing it to the audience who may be more than happy for his life. Sparknotes explains, “One night, his spirit all but crushed by privation and misery, Jurgis wanders into a socialist political rally, in which an orator delivers a speech that fills Jurgis with inspiration”(Sparknotes). This quote comes to show that that the persuasion extracts from realism of the history of the suffering of the slums of poverty compared to the audience’s perfect culture make the author’s opinion stand out.

Cultural: The modern culture is not about surviving but about pleasure of the human body and mind as the text states their are other cultures on poverty and hardship and survival. Sparknotes states, “In the winter, Jurgis returns to Chicago, where he finds a job digging freight tunnels. After injuring himself at work, he is forced to spend some time in the hospital. When he is released, he has no money and cannot find work, so he becomes a beggar” (sparknotes). The quote shows the difference from modern society and the poverty of the past. The culture compared are completely different aspects of living and labor. The labor in the past culture in the text are miserable unfair jobs that cause dangers with no remorse from the workers peers. The culture now in which the possibly the audience’s experiences are entertaining and filled with pleasurable joy which come with little to no misery from surviving. parknotes states, “In the winter, Jurgis returns to Chicago, where he finds a job digging freight tunnels. After injuring himself at work, he is forced to spend some time in the hospital. When he is released, he has no money and cannot find work, so he becomes a beggar” (sparknotes). This quote shows that the culture has changed to a new chance given world rather than a surviving competition to live a “normal life under the controlling powerful peers of the world.

Sources Cited- For all: [|__http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/jungle/summary.html__] [|__http://www.shmoop.com/the-jungle/literary-devices.html__]