Who wrote The Jungle?
Q: Who wrote The Jungle?
A: The Jungle was written by journalist Upton Sinclair.
Q: What inspired the book?
A: The book was inspired by the Union Stock Yards in Chicago.
Q: What did Sinclair hope to show with his novel?
A: Sinclair hoped to show the sufferings of the working class and to expose the corruption of the American meatpacking industry during the early-20th century.
Q: What kind of conditions were depicted in The Jungle?
A: In The Jungle, Sinclair depicted poverty, bad living and working conditions, and sorrow among the working class.
Q: How did Upton Sinclair come up with ideas for his novel?
A: When he arrived in Chicago, Upton Sinclair went out into its streets and talked to its people, taking pictures along the way. He also attended a Lithuanian wedding party until two in the morning which gave him an idea for an opening scene for his story.
Q: When was The Jungle first published as a book?
A: The first edition of The Jungle as a book was published by Doubleday, Page & Company on February 28th 1906.
