being his pay at the rate of five cents per hour-just about his proper share of the million and three quarters of children who are now engaged in earning their livings in the United States." I found this quote to be interesting because even though Jurgis works for whole family. Life in the United States is very difficult. * “They had dreamed of freedom; of a chance to look about them and learn something; to be decent and clean‚ to see their child group up to be strong. And now it was all gone-it
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at a time when many European immigrants had migrated to the United States with the hope of becoming prosperous in their lives. However‚ their expectations were not met as some of them ended up being unemployed and those who managed to get jobs like Jurgis Rudkus in meat packing industry suffered horrendous working conditions. The word jungle denotes the action of dog-eat-dog competition explaining the way workers are exploited through corruption and poor working conditions. In order to inform the reader
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Jurgis and family started their life in Chicago in a town called Packingtown. They started off living in a boardinghouse out by the stockyards spending nine dollars a month for an overcrowded and unhealthy flat. Poni Aniele was the owner of the boarding
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In chapter 4 Jurgis got a job which consists of clearing the intestines of the cattle as they were being gutted. He earns up to seventeen and a half cents per hour which is consider a very well pay wage and was happy to earn a dollar and a half over a day. Additionally‚ Marijah gets a job painting cans in the canning factory and earn two dollars a day. One day‚ Jurgis stumbled upon a flyer advertising a home for sale. He thought about buying a home and the family can pitch in their earning wage once
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the social service programs‚ institutions‚ laws that are available today were present in the early 1900’s‚ immigrants would not have suffered the degree of destitution and helplessness as depicted in the Jungle. The main character in The Jungle‚ Jurgis‚ was a Lithuanian immigrant that believed in the American Dream and earnestly believed he could accomplish great financial success if he worked hard enough. (Sinclair‚ 1906) Jurgris and his father (Antanas Rudkus aka Dede Antanas) migrated to America
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when Jurgis just happens to stumble upon a socialist meeting. Upon entering‚ he initiates his (and the readers’) intrigue into the world of politics. This method is successful‚ because the speech gives Sinclair a way to explain his views on politics‚ through a fictional third party representative of the socialist movement. The author uses symbolism as a way to develop the theme. The setting‚ Packingtown‚ gives the reader a general sense of how hectic the capitalist government is. Jurgis is regularly
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multi-million dollar monopolies were able to exploit every opportunity to make greater fortunes regardless of human consequences. Sinclair illustrates the harsh conditions in Packingtown through a Lithuanian immigrant family and their struggles to survive. Jurgis Rudkus and his extended family come to the United States to find work and to make a better life for themselves. When everyone finds employment right away‚ the family begins their lives in the unfamiliar United States with optimism‚ enthusiasm‚ and
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platform to voice their opinions on personal work experiences. Normally‚ strikes are carried out by labor union members which can result in positive changes in their work environment. In The Jungle‚ Jurgis decides to join the union in chapter 8 to hopefully change the way the meatpacking business treats him. Jurgis continued to work long‚ hard hours and not get the pay that he rightfully deserved. People who are involved in labor unions are provided with the opportunity to fight for what is thought to be
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eventually getting work from the local stockyard. The protagonist Jurgis is immediately overjoyed to have a job‚ denies to join a union because he is all but ecstatic with the poor working conditions‚ and believes he is making a good living for his family. The Jungle couldn’t be a better title for this book‚ as the immigrant family is eaten alive by conmen‚ politicians‚ dirty employers‚ lawyers‚ and shoddy living conditions. Jurgis slowly but surely realizes America isn’t what he thought it was after
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family member and the process of getting to the top is very similar to what many of the people nowadays go through. Jurgis Rudkus‚ Teta Elzbieta Lukoszaite‚ Marija Berczynskas‚ Dede Antanas Rudkus all represent the harsh conditions of the working class‚ and how they are related to modern day history. From the
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