Muckraking, "to seek and report real or perceived corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics" (dictionary.com). Upton Sinclair rose to fame in the early 1900s with his scandalous novel, The Jungle, which depicted the life of a young Lithuanian immigrant, Jurgis, living in Chicago in search of the American dream. Jurgis discovered that America is not as good as it seemed; with higher wages came more expensive goods, and with cheaper homes came higher interest rates. The Jungle, a fictional novel, chronicles the true horrors of working in a Chicago meatpacking factory. Sinclair had gone undercover, in a meat factory, for seven weeks to obtain the information needed to write the book. Throughout the novel there are hints of Sinclair's belief in socialism. “However, Upton Sinclair was not aiming for food safety; aimed at social security. He wanted to change the structure of American society so that even poor immigrants were protected from gross exploitation and oppression.” (Shmoop.com) The author of this article believed that Sinclair did not necessarily want to raise food standards, but instead wanted the government to help the working class have a chance. The article goes on to provide a modern example of the difficulties facing the working class: “All we have to do is look at the BP Deep Horizon oil rig that polluted the Gulf of Mexico to see that industrial accidents and pollution are not disappeared. . And many federal judges already have ties to the oil industry, so how will BP get a real trial in our biased justice system?” The author of the article demonstrated that it is easier for rich people to get away with breaking the law, which is also a theme of The Jungle. In The Jungle, the rich own the factories, pa... middle of paper... First and Second World Wars. Sinclair won the Pulitzer Prize for The Dragon's Teeth in 1945 for this series. Again, in his later works, Sinclair wrote with political overtones, stating that "the most important and dangerous book I ever wrote" was The Brass Check (wordsocialism.org). Sinclair who ran for office in California in the 1920s. he used his work for activism and to educate the public. First under the Socialist Party of America and eight years later in the Democratic Party. He wrote contradictory words in newspapers confusing his political views. Irony in change? The Jungle has several versions, many without the complete ending. This is similar to Charles Dikens' work Great Expectations. Two American authors often compared to writing with Sinclair's influence are John Steinbeck and John Dos Passos. They describe the character's treatments and injustices.