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The Jungle

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Description:It is the dawn of the twentieth century. Two young Lithuanian immigrants, Jurgis and Ona, hold their wedding celebration in Packingtown, the heart of Chicago's meat-packing district. According to custom, departing guests should give money to help pay for the party and start the newlyweds off in life. But many guests walk out leaving nothing. Ona worries about the couple's debts, but Jurgis calms her, saying, "I will work harder."Strong and confident, Jurgis begins a job in a meatpacking plant, where he beats the twelve-hour workdays, the repellent and dangerous labor conditions, and the pitifully low pay. But when his family is cheated in a housing swindle, his father is forced to turn over one-third of his pay to the man who hired him. A sprained angle costs Jurgis his job, the American Dream that inspired him veers into nightmare, and worse is yet to come.Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle after working undercover in Chicago's meatpacking district for seven weeks. His aim was to draw America's intention to the plight of the exploited immigrant workers and usher in a new age of socialism. Indeed, the public was horrified, but not by workers' suffering. Rather, Sinclair's graphic depictions of the industry's filthy conditions and use of diseased animals quickly led to passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Jungle. To get started finding The Jungle, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 407

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.

Release: 2021

ISBN: 1435171683

Description: It is the dawn of the twentieth century. Two young Lithuanian immigrants, Jurgis and Ona, hold their wedding celebration in Packingtown, the heart of Chicago's meat-packing district. According to custom, departing guests should give money to help pay for the party and start the newlyweds off in life. But many guests walk out leaving nothing. Ona worries about the couple's debts, but Jurgis calms her, saying, "I will work harder."Strong and confident, Jurgis begins a job in a meatpacking plant, where he beats the twelve-hour workdays, the repellent and dangerous labor conditions, and the pitifully low pay. But when his family is cheated in a housing swindle, his father is forced to turn over one-third of his pay to the man who hired him. A sprained angle costs Jurgis his job, the American Dream that inspired him veers into nightmare, and worse is yet to come.Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle after working undercover in Chicago's meatpacking district for seven weeks. His aim was to draw America's intention to the plight of the exploited immigrant workers and usher in a new age of socialism. Indeed, the public was horrified, but not by workers' suffering. Rather, Sinclair's graphic depictions of the industry's filthy conditions and use of diseased animals quickly led to passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Jungle. To get started finding The Jungle, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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