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Sinclair Lewis’s “It Can’t Happen Here” (1935) occasionally references Upton Sinclair’s political activity alongside his writings, even making him a character in the book. How significant and famous was Upton Sinclair’s political activity during this period?

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The 1990s seemed to spawn a trend of teen movie adaptations of classic literature (eg, Clueless/Emma, She's All That/Pygmalion, 10 Things I Hate About You/Taming of the Shrew). How did this trend emerge?

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Sinclair Lewis’s “It Can’t Happen Here” (1935) occasionally references Upton Sinclair’s political activity alongside his writings, even making him a character in the book. How significant and famous was Upton Sinclair’s political activity during this period?	1
The 1990s seemed to spawn a trend of teen movie adaptations of classic literature (eg, Clueless/Emma, She's All That/Pygmalion, 10 Things I Hate About You/Taming of the Shrew). How did this trend emerge?	1