Brief Summary Of 'The Jungle'

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Ryan Lee Colin Likens AP U.S. History August 8th, 2017 The Jungle Summary The Jungle is a story of Jurgis Rudkus and his family, all of whom are Lithuanian immigrants, and their immigration to the United States of America, as well as the corruption of the United States at the time. The story begins at the wedding feast of Jurgis Rudkus and his teenage wife, Ona Lukoszaite, in Chicago. They decided to leave the countryside of Lithuania for two reasons, one being that Jurgen couldn’t marry his wife, and the second being a story of a friend who made a fortune in America. He and his family live in the meatpacking district of Chicago known as Packingtown, and many of the people living there are immigrants who do not speak English. Soon after their arrival, and because of his muscular build, Jurgis finds a job at Brown’s Slaughterhouse, where he kills cattle. The family purchases a poorly made house …show more content…

Prior to this, Jurgis had noticed that she was acting slightly off, such as unexpected fits of crying and not coming home some nights. Regardless, Jurgis becomes outraged, and attacks Connor, which gets him arrested and a month in jail. During his time in jail, he meets a man named Jack Duane, whom he would encounter in the future. After he is released, he finds out that his family has been evicted from their previous home, and was living in the house they had first lived in when they moved to America. Also, he arrived during Ona’s premature labor: 2 months early to be exact. Unfortunately, neither the baby nor Ona survived, and Jurgis began drinking. He eventually sobered up for his son, Antanas, and got a job. He soon lost the job after the factory closed down, and he resorted to begging for change. More misfortune fell upon Jurgis’s family when Antanas drowned in puddle in the street, causing Jurgis to leave Chicago, having fully given up on

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