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Sinclair's novel does accurately portray times and events that happened during this time period in the United States. To get this information Sinclair stayed in Chicago and investigated the issues for 7 weeks before writing the jungle. He was hired by a Newspaper to write the book. So the novel is accurate, but can be considered one sided because Sinclair's took a stance on some issues with the harsh working conditions at meat packing factories and also the cleanliness of the factories. The novel then starts talking about the corrupt politicians and the rising socialist party in Chicago, both real events. It puts the main character Jurgis (an immigrant) in the middle of all these events and really lets you get a feel for the times.

The first event Sinclair incorporated into his novel was immigration. Immigration was happening all over the United States and in each city it happened the same way. Most all immigrants where forced to have their whole families work bad low......

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