Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle to expose the appalling working conditions in the meat-packing industry. His description of diseased, rotten, and contaminated meat shocked the public and led to new federal food safety laws. Before the turn of the 20th century, a major reform movement had emerged in the United States.
Juozapas Lukoszaite One of Teta Elzbieta's two crippled children, injured when a wagon ran over one of his legs when he was a toddler. Juozapas unwittingly helps the family when he meets a rich lady while foraging for food in the local dump.
The problems the family faces at their reception in the New World mirror the problems they encounter in their new lives in America. The focal point of The Jungle is the plight of the immigrants. A major part of the problem is the excessive amount of graft and corruption in Packingtown.
The death of Ona is the first of two central turning points in Jurgis' life (the other being the death of his first son later in the book). He was supposed to have been taking care of her, but was unable to do so. This entire chapter is a series of losses — Jurgis loses his way, his house, and his wife.
Jurgis Rudkus and his family are not real people. Rather, their story is an amalgamation of stories Sinclair was exposed to. He utilized the fictional immigrant family as a vehicle for nonfictional anecdotes. When The Jungle was published, its readers were outraged—but not in the way Sinclair had hoped.
History. The Chicago Park District purchased the site of this playlot in 1973 with the help of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. In 1998, the park was given the name Packingtown Park, after a historic nickname for New City, the community area in which the park is located.
Marija regains her job at the can painting factory, only to lose it two months later. She is fired when she vocally protests being cheated out of a portion of her wages. The loss of her income is devastating to the family because Ona is now expecting Jurgis's child.
Like many immigrants, Jurgis Rudkis and his family come to America in search of a better life. They want a piece of the American Dream: a belief that anyone in America can become rich and successful by working hard.
What re Jurgis's plans for everyone in the newly relocated family? With their newly relocated family, Jurgis expects everyone to find a job and be wealthy. He still does not let Ona work because he thinks she should stay at home. As you can see, their dream isn't coming true.
Her newborn child dies on the train, and Ona goes crazy with grief. She attacks an officer who tries to control her in her anguish, and she is promptly shot in the head and left to die in the grass alongside the train tracks.
'The Jungle' is a work of fiction. Unlike most other muckrakers, such as Ida Tarbell and Lincoln Steffens, Sinclair mainly wrote fiction.Jan 18, 2022
Why did Ona's boss and co-workers dislike her? Ona's boss and co-workers dislike her becauause she did not give the forelady a present occasionally, she is a decent married women because the people she works with are basically prostitutes. How are the packinghouses like chattel slavery?