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Upton Sinclair moved to Canada in 1900. While he was there, he met his first wife Meta Fuller. In 1901, Meta gave birth to Upton Sinclair's only son, David. Later, Upton Sinclair moved to Princeton, New Jersey.
He developed a Socialist political perspective because of the vast contrast between the poverty he grew up in and the wealth of his mother's family. He was inspired by his disdain of the upper class. Socialists believe in sharing control over production and exchange of goods. Furthermore, socialist believe in equality. This prompted Sinclair, through his socialist contacts, to identify the injustices in the meat packaging factories of Chicago. His investigation was the inspiration for his book, The Jungle.
His contributions did not stop there. Upton Sinclair continued to write books such as Oil, Between Two Worlds, and Dragon's Teeth (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1943). He also built an utopian society, Helicon Home Colony, but it later burned down. He ran for California governor in 1934 as a democratic candidate. He based his political platform on the End Poverty in California Plan (EPIC), which was a public works program.
He developed a Socialist political perspective because of the vast contrast between the poverty he grew up in and the wealth of his mother's family. He was inspired by his disdain of the upper class. Socialists believe in sharing control over production and exchange of goods. Furthermore, socialist believe in equality. This prompted Sinclair, through his socialist contacts, to identify the injustices in the meat packaging factories of Chicago. His investigation was the inspiration for his book, The Jungle.
His contributions did not stop there. Upton Sinclair continued to write books such as Oil, Between Two Worlds, and Dragon's Teeth (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1943). He also built an utopian society, Helicon Home Colony, but it later burned down. He ran for California governor in 1934 as a democratic candidate. He based his political platform on the End Poverty in California Plan (EPIC), which was a public works program.