The Jungle written by Upton Sinclair is a political fiction novel. In the Jungle, a Lithuanian family comes to America in hopes of achieving the American Dream, but instead finds many hardships in America. Jurgis and his family are poor, dying, and enduring a strenuous work load. Due to some of these hardships, Jurgis went from naïve in entrusting the capitol boss with his welfare to hostile in entrusting the capitol boss with his welfare. Jurgis entrusts his welfare with the capitol boss. The author says, “Jurgis talked lightly about work, because he was young. They told him stories of the breaking down of men, there in the stockyards of Chicago, and of what had happened to them afterwards- stories to make your flesh creep, but Jurgis would
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The author says, “Working in his short sleeves, and with the thermometer at over a hundred, the phosphates soaked in through every poore of Jurgis’ skin, and in five minutes he had a headache, and in fifteen was almost dazed. The blood was pounding in his brain like an engine’s throbbing; there was a frightful pain in the top of his skull, and he could hardly control his hands.” (Sinclair 151) Jurgis is being worked during harsh conditions and it is causing him to be physically ill. Working under harsh conditions is a hardship that changes Jurgis’ character. The author says, “Then suddenly her eyes opened one instant. One instant she looked at him – there was a flash of recognition between them, he saw her afar off, as through a dim vista, standing forlorn. He stretched out his arms to her, he called her in wild despair; a fearful yearning surged up in him, hunger for her that was agony, desire that was a new being born within him, tearing his heartstrings, torturing him. But it was all in vain – she faded from him, she slipped back and was gone. And a wail of anguish burst from him, great sobs shook all his frame, and hot tears ran down his cheeks and fell upon her.” (Sinclair 225, 226) Jurgis’ wife died and Jurgis was devastated. The death of Ona, Jugis’ wife, contributed to a character change in Jurgis. Jurgis suffers many misfortunate tasks that lead to a character
The author says, “Working in his short sleeves, and with the thermometer at over a hundred, the phosphates soaked in through every poore of Jurgis’ skin, and in five minutes he had a headache, and in fifteen was almost dazed. The blood was pounding in his brain like an engine’s throbbing; there was a frightful pain in the top of his skull, and he could hardly control his hands.” (Sinclair 151) Jurgis is being worked during harsh conditions and it is causing him to be physically ill. Working under harsh conditions is a hardship that changes Jurgis’ character. The author says, “Then suddenly her eyes opened one instant. One instant she looked at him – there was a flash of recognition between them, he saw her afar off, as through a dim vista, standing forlorn. He stretched out his arms to her, he called her in wild despair; a fearful yearning surged up in him, hunger for her that was agony, desire that was a new being born within him, tearing his heartstrings, torturing him. But it was all in vain – she faded from him, she slipped back and was gone. And a wail of anguish burst from him, great sobs shook all his frame, and hot tears ran down his cheeks and fell upon her.” (Sinclair 225, 226) Jurgis’ wife died and Jurgis was devastated. The death of Ona, Jugis’ wife, contributed to a character change in Jurgis. Jurgis suffers many misfortunate tasks that lead to a character