This clearly displays the vile working conditions as well as depicts one of Sinclair's purposes in writing this novel. His purpose was to portray the horrible treatment of the worker inconsiderate nature of the meatpacking industries towards its customers also. Therefore, one of the outcomes was the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906.

This illustrates not only the harsh and "unsavory" environment for workers, but also the lack of power entrusted in employees and the inability to rise as one. Sinclair depicts this fact throughout The Jungle as a large reason for the harsh working conditions and treatment towards workers

This article illustrates the lack of care toward customers both from large businesses as well as the government. "The legislation had been proposed years earlier, but a combination of business interests resisted it, arguing that it was not the business of the federal government to regulate what people ate" portrays the influence large businesses have on the government and also depicts Sinclair's view that the capitalist mindset includes undermining the society, at large, in order to make money for one's self. In addition, this also shows the impact of Sinclair's novel because after its publication, efforts to change the unhygienic and ill production of meat began to actually emerge.