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How does Sinclair contrast the lives of the rich and the poor

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Sinclair was exposed to Socialist politics as a young writer and quickly became convinced by the movement's premise. Socialism is an economic theory that promotes worker ownership of the resources of production.
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Answer and Explanation: Upton Sinclair was an American writer. He wrote "The Jungle", a novel that reflects the explotation of the immigrants in the US. In order to contrast the lige of the rich and the poor he uses a same initial situation. Two children with the same disease, the rich girl gets healed by a surgeon, but the poor boy dies.

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