What was Upton Sinclair’s main purpose in writing The Jungle ?

Sinclair wrote The Jungle to expose the harsh and dangerous conditions faced by workers in Chicago’s meatpacking plants and to arouse public sympathy for them. The book also drew attention to unsanitary food production, prompting food-safety reforms, but Sinclair later said he had aimed at the public’s heart and instead hit its stomach.

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