Summary Of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle

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America's meat production has always been a large industry met with demands from those both inside and outside of the United States, which is why it is important that we ensure its' stability and success. By the late 1800's meat was in high demand, so companies were producing at a faster rate than they were comfortable with and discrepancies were growing with it. Around this time, Europe was becoming more and more concerned for our health because there was a drastic increase in cases of food poisoning and at one point even threatened to stop their pork trade the United States. After reading the Jungle by Upton Sinclair and newsletters regarding to the food that we eat, I’ve decided to investigate and look aside the industry to experience …show more content…
The air was fulfilled with the smell of stale and sourness. A worker came and greeted me in the word of influent English. I can tell that many of them are from the low-income classes and struggling to live each day. He told me that “The worst thing, worse than the physical danger, is the emotional toll.... Pigs down on the kill floor have come up and nuzzled me like a puppy. Two minutes later I had to kill them-beat them to death with a pipe. I can’t care.” His shirt was covered with blood stain and ripped holes. Regarding to this, the workers is also undertaking an important job. The combination of long hours and repetitive motion directly leads to increased risk of injury. The workers suffer chronic pains in their hands, wrists, arms, shoulders and back. Repetitive stress injuries are unavoidable under the frantic pace that most facilities choose to operate. Any second they face, can be a loss of body part. As I have witnessed, the pig is slaughtered with a knife into many different parts. Very sharp knives and a cleaver are required for butchering. The carcass is cut into hams, shoulders, bacon sides, pork bellies, ham hocks, loins, pork chops, and other cuts of lesser importance. The machinery used to process the meat was also a problem. There were reports of workers falling into rendering tanks and being ground, along with animal parts, and sold as lard.Workers were exposed to dangerous chemicals, sharp machinery, and horrible injuries. With any risk of this, their fingers may be cut tuberculosis and blood poisoning, and chopped into the pile of meats. Thus, they wouldn’t be paid for addition medical
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