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Explanation and Analysis:
The Jungle is a novel that belongs to three major genres of literature. Firstly, it is a "muckraking novel," a type of early American industrial fiction. This kind of writing—which Sinclair was particularly known for—focuses on exposing the hardships and injustices of factory work and city life during the time of industrialization. The book is full of vivid descriptions of worker’s toil, Chicago’s criminal underbelly, and unflinching portrayals of the horrors of the meatpacking business. Through this, the novel unveils the harsh realities faced by the early-20th-century American working class.
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