The Jungle Group at eNotes

Jurgis and Ona have to leave Lithuania because Ona's father has gone...

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 16:03:46 PST

Jurgis and Ona have to leave Lithuania because Ona's father has gone broke and the family is losing their farm. So they decide to go to America. Historically, many immigrants who come to America come to a place where they already know some people who have immigrated before them. This phenomenon is called "chain migration." It was for this reason that Jurgis and Ona chose Chicago. Ona's stepmother had a brother named Jonas and Jonas had a...

Well, like this other person wrote, the younger generation was much more...

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 16:00:47 PST

Well, like this other person wrote, the younger generation was much more disrespectful and didn't celebration according to the original tradition. The older generation, however, celebrated with the bride and groom according to the orginal traditions. They also showed the couple more respect and didn't take advantage of them.

Why did Jurgis and Ona decide upon chicago for their home?

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 15:42:24 PST

Why did Jurgis and Ona decide upon chicago for their home?

In "The Jungle," by Upton Sinclair, we follow the experiences of Jurgis...

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:06:25 PST

In "The Jungle," by Upton Sinclair, we follow the experiences of Jurgis Rudkus and his family in the United States. The basic story is that the whole family gets pretty much destroyed by the economic system of the United States of the early 1900s. So why did Jurgis and the others come to America? What drove them to come and suffer as they have? It is this information that is provided by the flashback to Lithuania. We find out that the...

What essential information is provided by Jurgis' flashback to life in...

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:54:35 PST

What essential information is provided by Jurgis' flashback to life in Lithuania?

I dont' have a copy of the novel on hand, but I do remember that the...

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:35:50 PST

I dont' have a copy of the novel on hand, but I do remember that the younger people don't respect all of the traditions from the honeland. The detail that most stuck with me, years after reading the novel, is that many of the younger generation eat the food and drink the alcohol but then duck out -- rather than contribute money, by tossing it into a hat, I believe. I know that weddings are often very expensive events, and in a lot of countries...

In The Jungle, what contrast between the old country and the new and...

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:08:52 PST

In The Jungle, what contrast between the old country and the new and between the older and younger generations are evident at the wedding?

Part of the reason why Jurgis believes in the positive nature of work is...

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:53:50 PST

Part of the reason why Jurgis believes in the positive nature of work is that he genuinely believes in the American Dream. An essential part of this conception is the idea of the opportunity ideology. This notion states that if individuals work hard, and struggle within the system, they will find success. This motivates Jurgis to continue his believe that work is a positive venue. He does this because he is an immigrant, and believes...

Why is Jurgis always optimistic about the prospect of work in The Jungle?

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:36:26 PST

Why is Jurgis always optimistic about the prospect of work in The Jungle?

Discuss and cite the first instance mentioned about industrial illness...

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:59:42 PST

Discuss and cite the first instance mentioned about industrial illness in the novel? What is the illness? What are the symtoms?

Jungle, The - Novel Test

Sinclair's work had profound effects on both American society, as well...

Tue, 8 Sep 2009 16:15:31 PST

Sinclair's work had profound effects on both American society, as well as implications throughout the world. Writing at the zenith of American Industrialization, Sinclair depicts a fictional work that has so much relevancy that its impact cannot be denied. The fact that it honors the contributions of working individuals to the American fabric of society is noteworthy. At a time when wealthy industrialists and profiteering individuals...

How did the book, "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair change the world?

Tue, 8 Sep 2009 15:40:09 PST

How did the book, "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair change the world?

Sinclair's depiction of capitalism is one where individuals are driven...

Sun, 6 Sep 2009 16:21:02 PST

Sinclair's depiction of capitalism is one where individuals are driven by self serving means of profit. This vision of capitalism is an isolating one, as each individual is compelled to subscribe to a vision of profit based success where the more money one can generate determines failure or triumph. Sinclair suggests that such a premise is doomed to failure because it fails to recognize a collective vision where individuals can act with...

How does Upton Sinclair depict the failure of attempts to improve wage...

Sun, 6 Sep 2009 15:59:28 PST

How does Upton Sinclair depict the failure of attempts to improve wage laborer's lives by working from within capitalism ?

What does the does the book say about socialism versus capitalism and if...

Mon, 4 May 2009 10:34:50 PST

What does the does the book say about socialism versus capitalism and if things were so bad for the immigrants why didn't socialism spread more?

It relates to the workplace and environment all the characters work...

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:44:53 PST

It relates to the workplace and environment all the characters work in. In the early sections of the book, it's life in Packingtown. Although there is hope when the Lithunia family coms to American, it is soon clear that the world of Packingtown is run by the law of the jungle. The house they buy is a major milstone around their necks, forcing them to take difficult, boring, and meaningless jobs just to make ends meet. In this Jungle,...

Upton Sinclair's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" of the Labor Movement has a title...

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:35:21 PST

Upton Sinclair's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" of the Labor Movement has a title that suggests the struggles for survival that the Lithuanian immigrants had who worked in the Chicago stockyards in 1906 as they worked under horrible conditions. Also, the title is significant as the workers deal with the carnage of cattle, rats, etc. Their struggle to survive gruelling twelve-hour days of back-breaking work is analagous to animals's struggles to...

To what does the title of the novel, "The Jungle" refer?

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:10:59 PST

To what does the title of the novel, "The Jungle" refer?

Immigrants then and now/ Socialism

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:35:59 PST

To what extent can we compare the immigrating European labor of the late 1800's and early 1900's to the immigrating Latin American labor of today?

What impact did The Jungle have on the Socialist movement?