Study Guide to The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, a novel portraying the harsh conditions and exploitation of immigrants in major US cities in the early twentieth century.

As a novel of the turn of the twentieth century, The Jungle reflects not only the American scene of Sinclair's young manhood but also many of his own life circumstances. It becomes important to view the novel in terms of both his life and his times. Moreover,...