Question

Which novel was a catalyst for reform in the meatpacking industry under President Theodore Roosevelt?

• A. Manhattan Transferby John Dos Passos
• B. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
• C. Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis
• D. The Octopusby Frank Norris
• E. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

Answer 1

The correct option is B The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

The Jungle is a novel written in 1904 by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair. Sinclair wrote the novel to portray the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the United States in Chicago and similar industrialized cities. His primary purpose in describing the meat industry and its working conditions was to advance socialism in the United States.