I had to do a book report on Sinclair's work, The Jungle. It was indeed interesting as it revealed the dirt and grime that went on in the meat packing industry. Although most of the book is about the meat industry i think Sinclair's main reason for writing this book was for socialism as his last 3 chapters were soley on socialism. Regardless i would encourage anyone to read The Jungle as it changed the working conditions of the meat packing industry.