Read the following quote from U.S. Congressman Gerry Studds, “If John Cabot were alive today, he would not recognize Georges Ban
k. Instead of a sea swarming with majestic cod, he would find dogfish. Instead of flounder, he would find skates. Instead of a fishermen's dream, he would find a nightmare“. (1991) What do you think he meant by this quote?
He is talking about the aspirations of a death man, John Cabot, and the "good" things he hoped for Georges Bank. He wanted greatness, and the reality was there was not more than a disaster. Nothing had turned the way he expected.
We can notice because of the contrast seen in the words used: He wanted lots and good fishes, (using a metaphor) and got bad and disastrous ones.
He is trying to find things that interest him, he isn't trying to find things that isn't going to interest him. ( to be honest I don't know hope this helps )
The publication of Upton Sinclair's <em>The Jungle</em> brought light on to the meat industry and the terrible conditions of the workers and the slaughter houses. The vivid descriptions of the slaughterhouses made the American public push for more regulation on where the food was being "prepared".
