themselves. Jurgis represents the working class of America at the time‚
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event to show the law corruption and economic corruption. When Jurgis finds out One was raped by her boss‚ Connor‚ he was extremely angry so he beats Connor. In the court‚ the judge only listens to what Connor said and he doesn’t care about Jurgis’s explanation (97). As a result‚ Jurgis needs to stay in jail for thirty days‚ but Connor doesn’t get any punishment at all even though his sin is more serious than Jurgis. Both of Jurgis and Connor are guilty‚ but the law doesn’t apply to upper-class
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There were two immigrants that have arrived in Chicago being married. Their names are Ona Lukoszaite and Jurgis Rudkus. They hold their wedding feast according to Lithuanian custom. Their wedding took place near a hall in Chicago and at an area called Packingtown which is near a meat packing industry and other places such as beer‚ food‚ and music in the hall. Following their Lithuanian tradition people that were hungry merged inside to eat and the musicians played very badly but people didn’t really
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will do anything for a quick buck. Soon they reach their destination‚ Chicago‚ and Jurgis and his family began to search for a home‚ and jobs. They buy a house‚ but soon find out there is a lot more to the house than what meets the eye‚ such as interest and the fact that the house is only rented until they can pay it off. After moving in Jurgis begins a job at the meat factory‚ and it was anything but pleasant. Jurgis’ job is to sweep the entrails and calves from cows into a trapdoor in the floor.
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In The late 19th century and early 20th century United States was experiencing great economic change and population growth due to the rise of industrialization and the increase of immigration. However‚ even though the primary benefit and purpose of industrialization is economic growth‚ in this period of time the economic and social gap between the rich and the poor grew more than ever before‚ leading to the surge of socialist groups that demanded reform in workers’ conditions and salary. On the
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working conditions in the city’s meatpacking district. Sinclair’s research was integrated into his novel The Jungle‚ a tragic story about a group of immigrants from Lithuania led by Jurgis‚ the main character that is set on providing for his family while chasing the American dream. Sinclair narrates the struggles of Jurgis and his family’s encounters as they battle exploitation and the virtual wage slavery that occurs as a result of unregulated capitalist greed. Despite Sinclair’s efforts to expose
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realize how difficult it is to escape poverty‚ let alone be considered wealthy. The novel addresses the American dream‚ poor working conditions‚ and socialism. From the start‚ of the novel there is talk about success in America. Ona‚ her finance Jurgis‚ and the rest of both their families decide to move to
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wedding of a young man‚ Jurgis‚ a
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the fact that Ona does not confide in her husband. Why do you think she fails to do so? Pondering whether Jurgis loves her or not‚ Ona picked not to confide in her significant other. In addition‚ the book stated that “she(Ona) had to be away from him all the time‚ and bear her own troubles while he(Jurgis) was bearing his.” Suffering from destitution‚ lacking joy‚ and bearing weights‚ Jurgis and Ona were not ready to relate to each other’s circumstance‚ since they were attempting to keep themselves
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book The Jungle. It especially takes a hold of the lives of Jurgis and his family. Jurgis and his family move from Lithuania to the United States in search of the American dream. They believed that life in America would be a happy life where they could have many opportunities and get paid very well. That‚ however‚ was not necessarily the case. What Jurgis and his family were expecting America to be like was not how it ended up. Jurgis believed in the American Dream which was that if you work hard
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