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The Gentlemen of the Jungle
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The Jungle
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The characters in “The Gentlemen of the Jungle” symbolize the occupiers of horn Africa, where the British ruled over the east Africans. The lion, as the Jungle’s king, represents the general. On the other hand, the elephant deceived the protagonist and took over his hut, while the Rhinoceros, Buffalo, Alligator, Fox, and Leopard symbolize the…
| genre | Political fiction |
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| theme | The main theme of The Jungle is the evil of capitalism. Every event, especially in the first twenty-seven chapters of the book, is chosen deliberately to portray a particular failure of capitalism, which is, in Sinclair's view, inhuman, destructive, unjust, brutal, and violent., |
| originally published | November 4, 1905 |
| description | The Jungle is a 1906 novel by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair. The novel portrays the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the United States in Chicago and similar industrialized cities. |
| characters | Marija Berczynskas, Elzbieta, Ona Rudkus, Jurgis Rudkus, Phil Connor |
| information | Pages: 413 |
