Chicago Meatpacking Industry In The Early 1900's

(Jurgis looking for a job) "He stood in the doorway, looking mournfully on, seeing his friends and companions at work, and feeling like and outcast. Then he went out and took his place with the mob of the unemployed… But there was no work for him…He wandered all day through the buildings; in a week or two, when he had been all over the yards, and into every room to which he has access, and learned that there was not a job anywhere… there was nothing more for him to do but go with the crowd in the morning and keep in the front row and look eager." (p. 148-149)

Upton Sinclair’s novel “The Jungle” is a classic story of greed, corruption, and misfortune following Jurgis Rudkis and his love interest/eventual wife, Ona Lukosazite, and their two families. The novel shows off the complexity of and fickle nature of life and all that within it that we all take for granted. The characters feel very human and their troubles are very sympathetic as well. One begins to feel delight as well as anguish at the author’s non-existent mercy.

Several years before and after the turn the turn of the twentieth century, America experienced a large influx of European immigration. These new citizens had come in search of the American dream of success, bolstered by promise of good fortune. Instead they found themselves beaten into failure by American industry. Upton Sinclair wanted to expose the cruelty and heartlessness endured by these ordinary workers. He chose to represent the industrial world through the meatpacking industry, where the rewards of progress were enjoyed only by the privileged, who exploited the powerless masses of workers. The Jungle is a novel and a work of investigative journalism; its primary purpose was to inform the general public about the dehumanization

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair details the life of a Lithuanian immigrant named Jurgis, in the late 1800’s. In the novel, Jurgis and his family immigrate to America in order to find prosperity and follow the “American Dream”. However, upon reaching reaching America, they face many trials and tribulations. Foremost, no one in the family is able to speak English, as well as being poor immigrants that are easily taken advantage of by society. Initially, Jurgis tries to keep his head up and tries through his own work to succeed, but as the events of the novel unfold, we see him tore down and corrupted. The moral corruption of Jurgis can be seen as a reflection of the environment in which he lived. In the end, Jurgis believed that the capitalistic society that he lived in was against the common man. The Jungle illustrates how greed and unchecked capitalism can have devastating effects on people.

Jurgis easily gets a job in a packinghouse and soon after, Majia, Ona’s stepmother, Jonas, Ona’s step uncle, and Antanas, Jurgis’ father find jobs as well. They were tired of living in a small rundown apartment with several other tenants and

The Jungle is a novel about a Lithuanian family working in the stockyards in Chicago. The writer depicts the struggle for survival in the poor working condition and how they must endure hardships and overwhelming work. Furthermore, the novel provides a detailed description of the meatpacking company in the early twenty-century and the life of many immigrants. Later, the family

Upton Sinclair’s novel, The Jungle, follows the life of Jurgis Rudkus, his Lithuanian family, and friends who all recently immigrated to Chicago in search of a better life. Jurgis, Ona, and the rest of their family find jobs in Packington, the meatpacking industry of Chicago. Quickly they discover the difficulties of surviving in the United States during the early 1900’s through financial troubles, unreliable work, illness, and swindling. Through his novel, Sinclair exploits the dangerous working conditions of the Chicago meatpacking industry, the health violations, and the struggles the workers face to make ends meet. Contrasted with today’s food industry and the fight for Food Justice, authors Raj Patel, Gottlieb, and Joshi address the similarities between Jurgis and meatpacking workers to the agriculture and industry workers of today. All face challenges such as the struggle to survive on low wages, hazards in the workplace, and the mental burdens these jobs impose on workers. Upton Sinclair exploits the corrupt environment of the meatpacking industry but issues such as worker wages, public health, and sanitation remain important issues today.

Upon arriving in America, Jurgis is swindled and could have given up on his dream but because of his determination to thrive he reaches, Chicago, the place where he was told he could earn a fortune. In the Jungle, Jurgis and his new family encounter

The novel, The Jungle by Upton Sinclair depicts the lives of poor immigrants in the United States during the early 1900’s. Sinclair is extremely effective in this novel at identifying and expressing the perils and social concerns of immigrants during this era. The turmoil that immigrants faced was contingent on societal values during the era. There was a Social Darwinist sentiment

The Jungle is a novel that focuses on a family of immigrants who came to America looking for a better life. The novel was written by Upton Sinclair, who went into the Chicago stockyards to investigate what life was like for the people who worked there. The book was originally written with the intent of showing Socialism as a better option than Capitalism for the society. However, the details of the story ended up launching a government investigation of the meat packing plants, and ultimately regulation of food products. It gave an informative view of what life was like in America at the time. Important topics like immigration, working conditions and sanitation issues of the time were all addressed well in the novel.

The Jungle was about a family that traveled to America from Lithuania. They thought that life was impelling to be grand and marry. When they landed here, they began to notice themselves in a world of hurt. A world with debt and constantly working. One of the main characters, Jurgis, was the man of the family and he was often depended on by his family.

There Are Multiple immigrants that migrate to America every day in hopes of accomplishing their American dream. Finding a Nation were Effort transcend to success is the American dream the immigrants are trying to achieve. Chicago is the most developing city in the late year of 1800 and 1900. The City has grew to about 1.8 million within thirty years. The immigrants flooded the city of Chicago in chance of looking for employment and new opportunities in America. In the early year of the 1900’s history was made when about over a million immigrants emanated to the city. In the book of “The Jungle” a hard working family of Lithuanians migrates to the United States with the belief that opportunities are given to those that show equality, Instead the Lithuanian family dreams are demolished when they find out that in America only misconduct lawbreaking and exploitation assists them to prosper. The Author displays that the American dream isn’t real.

Furthermore, “Jurgis” who is a character in Upton Sinclair’s novel called “The Jungle” (Sinclair, 1906), was a clear and concise example of what it is like to be black, and live below the poverty line that fluctuates depending on society. Therefore, faced with discrimination and corruption, “Jurgis” was “Forced to endure new illness,

The Jungle is a novel written in 1906 by Upton Sinclair. It is about a man named Jurgis Rudkus and his wife Ona Lukoszaite who have recently immigrated from Lithuania to chicago. They decided to move to a part called Packingtown were at the time most immigrants moved their. Packingtown is a ruthless, dangerous place. They are known for the meat packing in that town. They decide to have their wedding at a saloon somewhere in Packingtown. They then realize they are in debt to the saloon owner and must find a job. However, getting a job in this town is very hard. However, with Jurgis's energetic and persistent personality he finds a job in no time. His wife Ona eventually finds herself a job as well. They buy a house and pay off the saloonkeeper with some help of Ona’s step-mom Teta Elzbieta. The house they bought is horrible it is in shambles and way overpriced. So they decide to have all of Totas kids move in to help with the higher cost of living. The youngest of the kids got a job as well his name is Stanislovas. The family then realizes how hard the work is their. It requires break-backing labor, and even death sometimes. Corruption and unsafe working area’s lie around every corner of businesses in Packingtown. They soon experience this first hand when Jurgis’s father die’s on the job. Then winter came and that is the worst time of the year. As described in the book at Jurgis job the meat is packed whether it is cold or

"The Jungle" is the journey of Lithuanian immigrants Jurgis Rudkus and Ona Lukoszaite and their family who came to America, in search of the American Dream. However, this book portrays a very different picture of heartbreak and poverty. Recently married, the two begin their lives in Packingtown, an area of Chicago known for its meatpacking industry. They celebrate by having a traditional wedding reception called a "veselija." The celebration is a happy one for Jurgis and Ona, who cannot wait to begin their new life together. The celebration, however, is short-lived when the couple realizes that not enough money is collected to pay for the party. The purpose of the "veselija" is that the newlyweds receive money or gifts, which help pay for the celebration. However, this was not how it turned out for Jurgis and Ona, as many of the guests ate and left without leaving gifts or payment. Jurgis assures Ona that he will work hard and promises everything will work out. Unfortunately, this appears to foreshadow the incredible hardship that will soon befall this family.