Friedrich Engels and Upton Sinclair: Chicago and Manchester

Upton Sinclair and his "fictional" account using characters, seems to be more credible only because the attention it received from President Roosevelt and Congress and the ultimate impact it had on urban life. The use of characters in Sinclair's work gives a personal account and allows the reader to become involved in what he has to say. While Engels information about problems, unfair working and housing conditions, was extremely important to expose and truthful, his non-fiction style of writing was one that did not capture and keep one interested.…