I wanted to start a discussion about Upton Sinclairs ideas of Capitalism vs. Socialism as portrayed in his novel, The Jungle. I found it very facinating that the main character, Jurgis, and his family were from Lithuania. These were country people who came to America to work and earn a living. It is here that they experianced the devestation of greed. Sinclair argued that Socialism was the solution to the monopolys of giant buisiness's and how they effected the lives of those who worked for them. Does anyone see the paralell's between Jurgis's time and ours today? Consider that in the novel, familys were forced to give the ultimate to survive because of the corporations that controlled them. Is it possible that today many 3rd world countries are forced to live like the families in the novel because of how we as American's live today? This novel has compelled me to become interested in socialism. What do you guys think?