The Jungle

Supply three sentences voiced by the narrator (Sinclair) from the chapter that clearly demonstrate the elements of naturalistic literature.

chapter eleven.

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Naturalist works are often political. Sinclair's intent throughout The Jungle is to espoase the cruelty of the American capitalist society. Examples from Chapter 11 can be found below;

"Also election day came round again, and Jurgis made half a week's wages out of that, all net profit. It was a very close election that year, and the echoes of the battle reached even to Packingtown. The two rival sets of grafters hired halls and set off fireworks and made speeches, to try to get the people interested in the matter. Although Jurgis did not understand it all, he knew enough by this time to realize that it was not supposed to be right to sell your vote. However, as every one did it, and his refusal to join would not have made the slightest difference in the results, the idea of refusing would have seemed absurd, had it ever come into his head."

"It would have been better if Jurgis had been really ill; if he had not been able to think. For he had no resources such as most invalids have; all he could do was to lie there and toss about from side to side."

"They sent for the company doctor, and he examined the foot and told Jurgis to go home to bed, adding that he had probably laid himself up for months by his folly. The injury was not one that Durham and Company could be held responsible for, and so that was all there was to it, so far as the doctor was concerned. "

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The Jungle/ Chapter 11