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An American writer and social reformer
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The Jungle published in 1906
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The Jungle exposed the inhumane and absolute shocking working conditions of the Chicago meat packing industry.
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In one scene, Sinclair even details a worker's finger being cut off in the meat packing plant. The finger is then packaged and eventually eaten.
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The depiction of such atrocities by Sinclair eventually led to the formation of the The Pure Food and Drug Act.
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Sinclair was considered a "muckraker."
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Muckrake - to search out and publicly expose real or apparent misconduct of a prominent individual or business
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His goal in writing The Jungle was to get employees to rebel against bosses and to force these bosses to make changes.
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His goal was not necessarily met, but he did cause outrage and disgust. Citizens then forced the government to make strict laws regulating the meat-packing industry.
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Sinclair was a forerunner in the new investigative journalism.
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Other works: The Metropolis, King Coal, Oil!, Boston
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Read more about Upton Sinclair
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