The JungleThe Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, highlights the importance of change to become a prosperous society through socialism. Sinclair writes his novel to show the corruption that results from capitalism. Jurgis's family is looking for a better life in America, where he believes he can earn enough money to support his family. The novel shows that poverty controls the working class, but the working class still desperately needs money. In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair advocates socialism by showing Jurgis's struggle to find work, the difficulties of the workers in the packing towns, and the inequality of all men in this capitalist society. Upon arriving in America, the family sees the true way people live. in town and immediately realize that this is not the life they thought it would be. Arriving in town, Jurgis said: “Tomorrow I will find a job, and perhaps Jonas will find one too; and then we can have our own place” (Sinclair 35). Jurgis arrives in America eager to find work to support his family, which becomes increasingly difficult for him as the story progresses. The constant bad luck that befalls Jurgis is then linked to the flaws of capitalism and its corruption for the working class of this society. Soon, Jurgis can no longer provide for his family alone and, eventually, the entire family must find employment to pay their expenses. Sinclair elicits sympathy for Jurgis and his family throughout the beginning of the novel, but also depicts the poverty of the working class and how they also struggle to make a living. Sinclair emphasizes the injustice of capitalism in the struggles of the working class, which helps bring most of the attention to the toiling lives of the... middle of paper ...... novel . Since cheating is the only way to survive in Jurgis' world, it will be inflicted on vulnerable immigrant families who cannot have a say. Jurgis comes to America as a strong-willed man seeking better opportunities for his family and himself. but it is slowly crushed by the hard struggles of a worker in a society where capitalism is dominant. Sinclair describes socialism as the solution to the story, but especially to Jurgis' difficult life. By showing the torments that the working class had to endure because of capitalism, Sinclair wanted to promote the wonderful changes that socialism would bring. Sinclair highlights the terrible situations caused by capitalism but pushes for socialism through Jurgis' intention to find work, the struggling working class and the inequality of men in a capitalist society..