The Jungle
E345404
The Jungle is a 1906 novel by Upton Sinclair that exposed the harsh conditions and unsanitary practices in the American meatpacking industry, helping spur major food safety reforms.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Jungle canonical | 3 |
| The Jungle by Upton Sinclair | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Federal Meat Inspection Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Meat Inspection Act of 1906
Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 ⓘ |
| author | Upton Sinclair ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | controversial but influential ⓘ |
| depicts |
immigrant labor exploitation
ⓘ
industrial working conditions ⓘ meatpacking industry ⓘ unsanitary food production ⓘ |
| famousQuotationAboutReception | "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach." ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serial ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
The Appeal to Reason
ⓘ
surface form:
Appeal to Reason
|
| firstSerialPublicationYear | 1905 ⓘ |
| genre |
muckraking novel
ⓘ
political fiction ⓘ proletarian literature ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Jungle (1914 film)
ⓘ
The Jungle (radio and stage adaptations) ⓘ |
| influenced |
public opinion on food safety
ⓘ
support for federal food regulation ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Upton Sinclair's undercover research in Chicago stockyards ⓘ |
| intendedMessage | advocacy of socialism ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Progressive Era muckraking ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jurgis Rudkus
ⓘ
Marija Berczynskas ⓘ Ona Lukoszaite ⓘ Teta Elzbieta ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exposing unsanitary practices in American meatpacking industry
ⓘ
influencing food safety reforms in the United States ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1906 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Doubleday
ⓘ
surface form:
Doubleday, Page & Company
|
| setInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
Chicago
ⓘ
Packingtown, Chicago ⓘ |
| targetedIssue |
food adulteration
ⓘ
labor conditions ⓘ lack of government regulation ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption in business and politics
ⓘ
critique of capitalism ⓘ exploitation of workers ⓘ immigrant experience ⓘ socialism as alternative ⓘ |
| timeToWrite | about nine months ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair