Progressive Era - The Jungle

1) What qualities did Sinclair believe a person must have to succeed in Packingtown?
Sinclair believed you would have to have a job wit no loyalty or decency. They also had to be able to keep up with the work pace.

2)According to the passage, what is the plant owner's main goal.
Make as much money as possible out of the plant no matter what the quality of the products were or how they treated there workers.

3) What does Sinclair mean when he says, "...there was no place in it where a man counted for anything against a dollar....?"
 There was no place where there was loyalty or kindness. No place where you could trust anyone.

The government has multiple enforced rules on the meat packing industry. Such as the federal meat inspection act, label rules and health standards. The Federal Meat Inspection Act is a United States Congress Act that works to prevent adulterated or misbranded meat products from being sold as food and to ensure that meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions.

 The original 1906 Act gave the Secretary of agriculture authority to inspect and condemn any meat product found unfit for human consumption. Unlike previous laws ordering meat inspections, this law was strongly motivated to protect the American diet. All labels on any type of food had to be accurate. Even though all harmful food was banned, there were still few warnings provided on the container. The law was partly a response to the publication of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle.