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My favorite "fun" fact about The Jungle was that Sinclair originally meant the book to expose the working conditions of the meat packing plants, but instead eve
by moodytunes 6y ago
My favorite "fun" fact about The Jungle was that Sinclair originally meant the book to expose the working conditions of the meat packing plants, but instead everyone focused on the way the meat was processed and got up in arms about that instead. He apparently also had to tone down some of the book's more socialist leanings before being allowed to publish it.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle
- jonchang 6y agoYes, the entire linked article is, in fact, about this!
- Nasrudith 6y agoThe irony is that it is the exact opposite of the typical narrative myopia in only caring about people directly mentioned. Here everyone was horrified by the negligent cannibalism.
- Aloha 6y agoHe said himself I believe "I was aiming for their hearts, but missed at hot their stomach"
- bart_spoon 6y agoWhich is why the article is titled "Hearts and Stomachs". These fun facts are the point of TFA!