Question

What do you think was Sinclairs purpose for writing this piece? Give 3 specific examples of unsafe conditions in the meatpacking factory. Which of these best states the main idea of this excerpt? (Answer:________) Fertilizer men had the worst job in the plant. Meatpacking plants had dangerous and unsanitary working conditions. America S laws were not protecting immigrant workers. The pickle rooms were a scene of horror due to the workers in there. How do you think readers reacted to The Jungle when it first came out? Why do you think the workers in these factories accepted these conditions and did not quit? What can the government do to combat the problems facing workers and consumers such as those seen in "The Jungle"?

Answer 1

1. The factories did not have good hygiene conditions. The equipment was not safe. The workers did not have any safety guidelines.

2. Meatpacking plants had dangerous and unsanitary working conditions.

3. The readers reacted with astonishment, as they did not know that this industry worked in this way and had no idea that they consumed food from that environment. Workers accepted this, because they had no other job options and needed to work to survive. To avoid this, the government can carry out an intense inspection of the industries and promote legislation on food security and labor rights aimed at immigrants.

Step-by-step explanation:

"The Jungle" was written by Upton Sinclair and is a novel that portrays the unsanitary conditions that many immigrant workers were subjected to in Chicago while working on meatpacking factories.

The work portrays the low conditions of hygiene, safety and wages that promoted danger to the lives of workers and even food danger for consumers. Sinclair spent 7 weeks researching this, until he released a book that shocked American society and promoted legislative reform for the meat industry.