1906 Upton Sinclair's The Jungle Published

• • What type of writer was Upton Sinclair known as?

  A muckraker, who exposed social and political problems.
• • What is Upton Sinclair’s most famous novel?

  The Jungle.
• • What issue does The Jungle focus on?

  The poor living conditions of migrant workers in the meatpacking industry in Chicago.
• • What theme is common in The Jungle and other naturalist novels?


  The dark realities of working-class life.
• • What impact did The Jungle have in the U.S.?

  It led to the first laws regulating the food industry.