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The Jungle

Mack Harman
Hendricks
History 112
2 October 2006
The Truth behind The Jungle
Jurgis Rudkus and Ona Lukoszaite open the novel of The Jungle with a celebration of their wedding. The opening of the book highlights the best time that Jurgis and Ona will ever again experience during their stay in America. Jurgis is convinced that he can accomplish the American Dream, gaining prosperity from hard work and dedication. However, as the novel progresses, we soon see that this dream that Jurgis had is much farther away than he anticipated, and prosperity seems untouchable unless one gives up their morals and values and joins the capitalistic America. In this novel we see Jurgis start with a dream and end with a dream, however much is lost in the process.
Jurgis and Ona deicide to move to America with the convincing of Teta Elzbieta' brother, Jonas, who tells stories of a man who made his fortune in America. However, the first sign of hard times and troubles comes when Jonas runs......


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