The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is about the terrible quality of life and poor living conditions of newly immigrated people to America in the late 1800s to the early 1900s. The main character is Jurgis Rudkus, whose new life is followed through the entirety of the book.
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People like Upton Sinclair were called Muckrakers.
Wrote the rise of standard oil(tarbell) + the jungle(clair)
The Progressive Era in the United States was a period of social activism and political reform that flourished from the 1890s to the 1920s. Publication of The Jungle tells you that people were not afraid to speak out. Upton Sinclair's novel, The Jungle, gave a horrid portrayal of how meat was packed.
I'm sure the answer is meant to be "The Jungle", but I've read it and I personally think "masterpiece" is being exceedingly generous.
exposed corruption and abuses in society