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  What does Jurgis learn from his stockyard expirience, and real estate agent?

  Posted by consy809 on Nov 16, 2009 at 07:27 PM

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  what was the juror's rationale for the verdict

  Posted by t3po on Nov 16, 2009 at 04:05 PM

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  What other functions does the wedding scene serve?

  Posted by tt100192 on Nov 15, 2009 at 10:08 AM

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

  Posted by xoangiemillerxo on Nov 8, 2009 at 03:42 PM

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

  Posted by xoangiemillerxo on Nov 7, 2009 at 01:54 PM

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

  Posted by consy809 on Nov 3, 2009 at 04:08 PM

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

  Posted by girlygirlx3 on Oct 19, 2009 at 05:36 PM

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

  Posted by leitastewart on Sep 27, 2009 at 10:59 AM

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

  Posted by maeface on Sep 8, 2009 at 03:40 PM

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

  Posted by symoneee on Sep 6, 2009 at 03:59 PM

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  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?

  Posted by williamts on May 4, 2009 at 10:34 AM

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

  Posted by williamts on Apr 30, 2009 at 09:10 PM

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  What impression does The Jungle convey about immigrants in America?

  Posted by samtan on Feb 18, 2009 at 09:24 PM

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  What is the meaning of the metaphor of The Jungle?

  Posted by kakashi on Feb 18, 2009 at 11:30 AM

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  What problem are elzbieta and antanas discussing? Hoe do Jurgis and Ona react to the "trouble"?

  Posted by shena on Feb 1, 2009 at 02:51 PM

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  What does Jurgis vow to do to pay the debt from the wedding celebration? What do you think this reveals about him?

  Posted by shena on Jan 29, 2009 at 10:01 PM

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  Who was Dr. W K Jacques? What did he conclude about the jungle?

  Posted by irangel29us on Jan 23, 2009 at 07:17 PM

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  What was established as a direct result of the public outcry from The Jungle?

  Posted by jb09 on Jan 10, 2009 at 09:23 AM

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  In The Jungle, why does Jurgis finally give up and leave Packingtown to take up life as a tramp?

  Posted by jirafa on Jan 4, 2009 at 10:09 AM

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  How did Sinclair "muckrake" for social reform in his novel "The Jungle"?

  Posted by jessicajones23 on Oct 23, 2008 at 10:59 AM

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  In "The Jungle", why did the author go into such detail describing the wedding in the first chapter?

  Posted by cardsfan on Sep 17, 2008 at 02:01 PM

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  In "The Jungle," how does the relationship between Jurgis and Ona evolve and why?

  Posted by lilgirl on Apr 14, 2008 at 05:47 PM

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  In Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle," how did the meat packing industry treat meat that smelled bad?

  Posted by tina1841 on Feb 10, 2008 at 10:48 PM

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  What are some main points of "The Jungle"?

  Posted by kalehnsn on Nov 12, 2007 at 07:36 AM

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  Why did Jurgis and Ona decide to go to America in The Jungle?

  Posted by soccermom12100 on Sep 1, 2007 at 01:59 PM