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Violence
A lot
Graphic descriptions of slaughterhouse conditions; industrial accidents; violence
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
Some
Sexual exploitation of female workers; rape depicted
Substance Use
Some
Alcohol as a coping mechanism depicted; exploitation of workers in saloons
Emotional Intensity
A lot
One of the most harrowing portraits of industrial exploitation in literature
What this book is about
Upton Sinclair's landmark 1906 muckraking novel follows Lithuanian immigrant Jurgis Rudkus and his family as they arrive in Chicago and enter the brutal meatpacking industry of Packingtown. Their systematic exploitation and destruction by industrial capitalism is depicted in often nauseating detail. The novel that sparked food safety reform in America.
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Graphic descriptions of slaughterhouse conditions
Sexual exploitation and rape of female workers
Systematic destruction of a family by poverty and industrial capitalism
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