Research Article

The Road to Wigan Pier and the Jungle: The Conditions and the Troubles of the Working Class and the Writers’ Suggestion of Socialism

Volume: 31 Number: 1 June 1, 2018
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The Road to Wigan Pier and the Jungle: The Conditions and the Troubles of the Working Class and the Writers’ Suggestion of Socialism

Abstract

The accounts of George Orwell (1903-1950) in The Road to Wigan Pier (1937) and Upton Sinclair (1878-1968) in the Jungle (1906) and their personal experiences and observations of the working-class life in Wigan Pier, the industrial north of England and the Packingtown in Chicago, reveal the horrible working and housing conditions, unemployment, and thus the struggle for survival. One of the main reasons of the fact that these writers suggest socialism as a solution is the conditions of the laborers in both places which the writers personally observed and reflected in their works. This study aims to explore these social problems which eventually lead the writers who are from different countries in different times suggest socialism in different ways from each other. 

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 1, 2018

Submission Date

April 19, 2018

Acceptance Date

May 9, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 31 Number: 1

APA
Dinçer, F. (2018). The Road to Wigan Pier and the Jungle: The Conditions and the Troubles of the Working Class and the Writers’ Suggestion of Socialism. Journal of Uludag University Faculty of Education, 31(1), 299-308. https://doi.org/10.19171/uefad.450131
AMA
1.Dinçer F. The Road to Wigan Pier and the Jungle: The Conditions and the Troubles of the Working Class and the Writers’ Suggestion of Socialism. Journal of Uludag University Faculty of Education. 2018;31(1):299-308. doi:10.19171/uefad.450131
Chicago
Dinçer, Figun. 2018. “The Road to Wigan Pier and the Jungle: The Conditions and the Troubles of the Working Class and the Writers’ Suggestion of Socialism”. Journal of Uludag University Faculty of Education 31 (1): 299-308. https://doi.org/10.19171/uefad.450131.
EndNote
Dinçer F (June 1, 2018) The Road to Wigan Pier and the Jungle: The Conditions and the Troubles of the Working Class and the Writers’ Suggestion of Socialism. Journal of Uludag University Faculty of Education 31 1 299–308.
IEEE
[1]F. Dinçer, “The Road to Wigan Pier and the Jungle: The Conditions and the Troubles of the Working Class and the Writers’ Suggestion of Socialism”, Journal of Uludag University Faculty of Education, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 299–308, June 2018, doi: 10.19171/uefad.450131.
ISNAD
Dinçer, Figun. “The Road to Wigan Pier and the Jungle: The Conditions and the Troubles of the Working Class and the Writers’ Suggestion of Socialism”. Journal of Uludag University Faculty of Education 31/1 (June 1, 2018): 299-308. https://doi.org/10.19171/uefad.450131.
JAMA
1.Dinçer F. The Road to Wigan Pier and the Jungle: The Conditions and the Troubles of the Working Class and the Writers’ Suggestion of Socialism. Journal of Uludag University Faculty of Education. 2018;31:299–308.
MLA
Dinçer, Figun. “The Road to Wigan Pier and the Jungle: The Conditions and the Troubles of the Working Class and the Writers’ Suggestion of Socialism”. Journal of Uludag University Faculty of Education, vol. 31, no. 1, June 2018, pp. 299-08, doi:10.19171/uefad.450131.
Vancouver
1.Figun Dinçer. The Road to Wigan Pier and the Jungle: The Conditions and the Troubles of the Working Class and the Writers’ Suggestion of Socialism. Journal of Uludag University Faculty of Education. 2018 Jun. 1;31(1):299-308. doi:10.19171/uefad.450131


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