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The Role Of Jurgis In Upton Sinclair's The Jungle

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In The Jungle by Upton Sinclair the main character, Jurgis moved from Lithuania to America with his family to live the American dream. Throughout the book Jurgis goes through trials and tribulations. Deaths, injuries and rape leads Jurgis down a path of no return. Jurgis and his family were trapped in a never-ending cycle of suffering because they did not think before they act. One of the laws of the jungle is Trust no one.During Jurgis and Ona’s wedding Jurgis imagines “Chicago and its saloons and its slums fade away-there are green meadows and sunlit rivers, mighty forest and snowclad hills”. (Sinclair 5) Jurgis starts to become fond of Chicago and all its glory without living the full experience. Jurgis becomes blinded by all the rumors

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