ENGL124 Study Guide - Final Guide: Carol J. Adams, Living Wage, Scientific Management
29 Apr 2016
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In-class texts: the jungle, novel by upton sinclair, political fiction set in ~1910 in chicago, main characters: jurgis, ona, marija, antanas (jr. and sr. ), phil connors, Elzbieta: sinclair worked as a muckraker, working in the dirty jobs to expose them, plot: Jurgis rudkus and his family move to the us from lithuania in hopes of better life. Jurgis takes job at meat-packing plant, he finds the conditions harsh but enjoyable. The family struggles and they are in debt. They put a down payment on a shabby slum-house. Eventually everyone has to get a job to survive. Jonas, the other adult male in the family, leaves. Jurgis is fired because of an injury, he takes a job at a fertilizer plant. Ona has been raped by her boss, phil connors. When released, jurgis finds that they have lost their house, unable to make payments. Antanas jr. drowns in the mud in the street.
