Sylvia's Marriage

"""I've been married three times, so I've had lots of supervision." -Sylvia's Marriage, Upton Sinclair In Sylvia's Marriage by Upton Sinclair (1914), the author uses the plot of his novel as a platform for his strong feelings about marriage. As Sinclair's protagonist, Sylvia's marital hardships provide the plot for Sinclair's story . The book is organized around Sylvia's three roles-as a mother, wife, and rebel. Through her story, Sinclair illustrates the dangers that society adds to a marriage of unsound men with unsuspecting wives.