The Machine

The Machine is a novel written by Upton Sinclair, first published in 1911. The book tells the story of an immigrant family living in Chicago during the early 20th century. The family is struggling to make ends meet, and they are forced to work in a variety of low-paying jobs just to survive.The main character of the novel is Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian immigrant who comes to America with his wife Ona and their family. Jurgis is a strong and hardworking man who is determined to provide for his family, but he soon realizes that the American Dream is not as easy to achieve as he thought.The novel explores the harsh realities of life for the working class in America during the early 1900s. Sinclair exposes the corruption and greed of the meatpacking industry, where workers are exploited and forced to work in dangerous and unsanitary conditions. Jurgis and his family suffer from poverty, illness, and the loss of loved ones as they try to survive in this harsh environment.Throughout the book, Sinclair highlights the struggles of the working class and the need for social and economic reform. The Machine is a powerful critique of capitalism and the exploitation of workers, and it remains a relevant and important work of literature today.GRIMES. How different? We've got the police, and we've got the district attorney, and we've got the courts. What more do we want? What can they do but talk in the newspapers? And is there anything they haven't said about us already? [Takes HEGAN by the arm, and laughs.] Come, old man!This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.