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Works of Upton Sinclair: Overview of The Jungle: Story, Themes, Techniques

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Sinclair, Upton

Sinclair, Upton
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Overview of The Jungle: Story, Themes, Techniques

Before we embark on a chapter-by-chapter analysis of The Jungle, it will
be helpful to define our critical terms and establish an overview of
Sinclair's story, his themes, and the techniques he used to achieve his
effects.

Story And Plot

In analyzing fiction, we find it valuable to distinguish between story
and plot. Story is the chronological order in which the events occurred. Plot
is the nonchronological order in which the author has chosen to reveal those
events.

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