A French philosopher once said that the greatest tyranny of democracy was when the minority ruled the majority. Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle gives the reader a great example of exactly this. A man who earns his living honestly and through hard work will always be trapped in poverty, but ...

Babbitt is a satirical approach of describing the American middle class and it's culture during the roaring 1920's. The author, Sinclair Lewis, seeks to expose the conformity and emptiness that plagues the middle class community of Zenith and all of America. He shows one man's stru...

In the novel "The Jungle" there are many interesting characters. These unique characters seem to vary widely in their professions, social status, and economic status. I believe that this concept created by the author gives this novel a unique point of view to deliver to its audience. The Jungle re...