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Forced To Work Members Of The Family
1,888 wordsIn the Book The Jungle by Upton Sinclair the extreme horrors of the meat packing industry in the 1900 s were exposed to all. He vividly displayed the hardships that new immigrants had faced upon their arrival to this great nation. Also I found that this book was a huge promoter of socialism, and it was believed that this method of economy would be the end of poverty in America. The book goes through the life a Lithuanian family that just moved to America in pursuit of wealth and prosperity. They...
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Blakes Little Girl Lost
984 wordsA Little GIRL Lost from Songs of Experience is one of Blakes most important poems. Though judging the aesthetic value of a poem is nearly impossible, I would contend that A Little Girl Lost is better than The Little Girl Lost found in Songs of Innocence. Perhaps because A Little Girl Lost was composed as an afterthought to its original counterpart, having been first written in Innocence, it acts as a conclusion to the original poem. The two poems both observe a young girl as she encounters a wor...
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Work Hard Working People
1,017 wordsIn the "Gilded Age" immigrants from all over the world became part of America's working nation in hopes of finding a new and better life for themselves and their families. As more and more new families moved to America with high hopes, more and more people fell victims to the organized society, politics, and institutions better described as, the system. The system was like a jungle, implying that only the strong survived and the weak perished. Bosses always picked the biggest and strongest from ...
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Lost His Job Rudkis Is A Very Determined Man
421 wordsThe Jungle by Sinclair: A Man of Many Colors There are often many sides to a person's personality. Judges Rudkis of Upton Sinclair's novel, The Jungle, is no exception. Rudkis is a very determined and caring person. Conversely, he is also stricken with cupidity. He has both good and evil coexisting within him. Rudkis is a very determined and directed man. He is always eager to work. He does not let anything stop him and is confident in his ability to get work for himself, unassisted by anyone (p...
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Dollars A Year Run On The Bank Jurgis
778 wordsThe book begins with two people getting married, Ona Lukoszaite and Jurgis Radius Two Lithuanian immigrants who have recently arrived in Chicago. They have the wedding in the traditional Lithuanian style. Following the wedding there is a large celebration held near the Chicago stockyards. Food, beer, and music fill the hall. Following Lithuanian tradition, hungry people lingering in the doorway are invited inside to eat their fill. The musicians play badly but, do to the general festivity, no on...
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Upton Sinclair Wage Earners
1,593 wordswas fact. Upton Sinclair visited Chicago in November 1904 to do research for the book. Sinclair lived in a neighborhood called Packingtown for seven weeks. While in Packingtown, Sinclair interviewed workers, lawyers, doctors, saloon keepers, and social workers. The book deals with the greed and ruthless competition that turned America into a brutal country, which Sinclair referred to as a 'jungle. ' The Jungle also tells how those at the bottom of the economic ladder, who were wage-earners and t...
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The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
756 wordsThe Jungle by Upton Sinclair Upton Sinclair was born in Baltimore on September 20, 1878. Although his family roots can be traced back to a wealthy southern aristocracy, by the time Sinclair was born family could barely meet ends. Sinclair started to write in his early years, while in college, in order to support himself, yet his writings never gained any popularity. During his years in college, Sinclair becomes an adherent of Socialist philosophy, which was gaining momentum at the time. In 1906 ...
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Upton Sinclair Capitalist Society
2,047 wordsFifty years ago America was in mortal fear. Russia had the bomb and we were pretty confident in their want to use it. This was all the result of the struggle between the greedy Capitalist pigs and the idealistic Socialist swine. What many don t know is that this struggle is not just new to the past fifty years, it can be traced back to the beginning of the twentieth century, where it seemed, at least on the surface, as a wonderful time to be living in Capitalist America. This period, in memory, ...
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Upton Sinclair Socialist Party
896 wordsLong and tedious, with the purpose of showing the unsanitary conditions of the Chicago meat industry, The Jungle is a book that was written by Upton Sinclair. After his manuscript was completed in 1905, it appeared serially in Appeal to Reason, a widely circulated socialist periodical. This initial publication caused much controversy and immediate reaction. Much difficulty was encountered, however, when he tried to get it published in book form. None of the publishers wanted it published complet...
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Upton Sinclair Socialist Party
1,210 wordsThere are many characters in The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. These characters vary widely in their professions, social status, and economic status. The main character in the novel is a Lithuanian named Jurgis Radius. His wife is Ona Lukoszaite, also a Lithuanian. Their son is named Antanas. Mike Scully is a powerful political leader in Packingtown. Phil Connor is a foreman in Packingtown, politically connected (through Scully), and a man who causes much trouble for Jurgis. Jack Duane is an experie...
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Upton Sinclair Family Members
570 wordsThe Jungle, a novel by Upton Sinclair, contained many unique characters which were used as color for this story. The character of Jurgis Rudkis was the strong central character that the author developed as the cornerstone of this novel. The story was based on the life Rudkis led in the town of Packington. The remaining characters in the story merely made appearances, and aided in the tale of Jurgis s experiences. Mr. Rudkis, originally from Lithuania, was a strong, overpowering person. His initi...
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Socialist Party Police Station
2,050 wordsThe novel The Jungle by Upton Sinclair took place in the 1900 s the main character in this book is Jurgis Rudkis and his dynamic change to Socialism. He started out as a young and strong man looking for the " american dream. " He left Lithuania in hope of starting a family and a cordial Life. The beginning of this book starts at the wedding of Jurgis and Ona Lukoszaite which I believe symbolizes that they are starting a new life for themselves and it is starting out with happiness and ...
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Jurgis Spends The Christmas Holidays Jurgis Spends The Christmas Family
1,067 wordsThe family knows all the dirty secrets of the meat-packing industry. The most spoiled of meats becomes sausage. All manner of dishonesty exists in the selling diseased, rotten, and adulterated meat to American households. The working members of the family fall into a silent stupor due to the grinding poverty and misery of their lives. Ona and Jurgis grow apart. Jurgis begins to drink heavily. He delivers himself from full-blown alcoholism through force of will, but the desire to drink always tor...
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Cultural Norms Behavior Patterns
1,276 wordsOna is as Much a Love Story as it is a Tale of Ritualized Beliefs and Cultural Behavior Patterns Often stories in a particular culture take into account, and capitalize on symbols of that particular culture for thematic effectiveness. Many indigenous stories thus contain generalized patterns of beliefs that serve as the backdrop which enables readers to relate to the stories and the content thereof. Buchi Emechetas Ona is a powerful love story that centers around ritualized beliefs and cultural ...
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Three Or Four Hundred Dollars
5,417 wordsIt was four oclock when the ceremony was over and the carriages began to arrive. There had been a crowd following all the way, owing to the exuberance of Marija Berczynskas. The occasion rested heavily upon Marija's broad shoulders? it was her task to see that all things went in due form, and after the best home traditions; and, flying wildly hither and thither, bowling every one out of the way, and scolding and exhorting all day with her tremendous voice, Marija was too eager to see that others...
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