The Jungle (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Upton Sinclair
- First Published: 1906
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Setting: Chicago
- Principal Characters: Jurgis Rudkus, Dede Antanas, Ona, Little Antanas, Elzbieta, Jonas, Marija
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Factories, Family or family life, Politics, Socialism, Twentieth century, American Dream, Chicago, Poverty or poor people, Immigration or emigration, Adultery, Politicians, Working class, Tuberculosis, Unions or unionism, Fraud, Meat, Sanitation
- Locales: Chicago, IL, Lithuania
The Story:
While he was still a peasant boy in Lithuania, Jurgis Rudkus had fallen in love with a gentle girl named Ona. When Ona’s father died, Jurgis, planning to marry her as soon as he had enough money, came to America with her family. Besides the young lovers, the emigrant party was composed of Dede Antanas, Jurgis’ father; Elzbieta, Ona’s stepmother; Jonas, Elzbieta’s brother; Marija, Ona’s orphan cousin; and Elzbieta’s six children. By the time the family arrived in Chicago, they had very little money. Jonas, Marija, and Jurgis at once got work in the...
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