A Review Of The Jungle By Upton Sinclair

A Review of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair Name Institutional Affiliation A Review of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair Book World’s Book Review of the Week Book: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair The Jungle tracks the story of Jurgis Rudkus, who is a young, energetic, and hardworking Lithuanian man that has recently immigrated to the United States with his family. A firm believer in the American Dream, Jurgis is hopeful that Packingtown, Chicago will provide him the opportunity he needs to actualize this dream. After marrying his teenage bride, Ona, getting a job, and buying a house, Jurgis is a hopeful and happy man living out the American Dream. His optimism, however, is cut short soon after a series of tragedies befall him and his family. He is injured and thus unable to work, is later sent to prison, and his family eventually falls apart. Destitute, miserable, and hopeless, Jurgis embra...