When Does "The Jungle" (1905) Take Place?
"The Jungle" is a political serialized (partwork) novel written by Upton Sinclair that premiered February 25th, 1905. So when is "The Jungle" set?
It takes place in the year:
We know this because near the end of the story the narrator tells us, ..."the year 1896 had served to convince him that the power of concentrated wealth could never be controlled, but could only be destroyed." and then, very soon after, "Now for eight years he had been fighting for the party, anywhere, everywhere"...
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We know this because near the end of the story the narrator tells us, ..."the year 1896 had served to convince him that the power of concentrated wealth could never be controlled, but could only be destroyed." and then, very soon after, "Now for eight years he had been fighting for the party, anywhere, everywhere"...
1,896 + 8 = 1,904.
