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What did Jurgis Rudkus look look like in the novel 'The Jungle'?
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∙ 14y agoComing from Lithuania Jurgis Rudkus is described as a man who could lift a 250 pound quarter of beef and carry it into a car without a stagger, or even a thought. Physically he is a man with "had great black eyes with beetling brows, and thick black hair that curled in waves about his ears"
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What was the proletariat in the book The Jungle?
In the book "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair, the proletariat refers to the working-class individuals, especially those in the meatpacking industry like Jurgis Rudkus and his family. They were often exploited, faced poor working conditions, and struggled to make ends meet. Their experiences highlight the injustices faced by workers in industrialized America during the early 20th century.
How is the title of The Jungle both symbolic and representative of life in Packingtown?
Symbolic:A jungle is a dense, often tropical forest -- we're thinking of vines, brightly colored flowers, maybe a few parrots, and a smattering of monkeys. The Jungle, on the other hand, is a brutal exposé of the widespread abuse of immigrant and poor workers in Chicago's meatpacking district at the turn of the twentieth century. So...why name a novel about the horrors of city life after a thick, lush kind of forest?One possibility is that author Upton Sinclair had a publishing deadline and just needed to slap some darn title on this thing. After all, the magazine in which he published the novel, Appeal to Reason, does not have the snappiest name we've ever heard. And Sinclair isn't terribly creative with names -- he called his 1927 novel about the oil industry Oil!, for crying out loud. Still, we think we can come up with a few ideas beyond random chance or desperation for why Sinclair chose The Jungle as the title of his most enduring book.The word "jungle" appears in the novel once, in Chapter 22. Protagonist Jurgis Rudkus is drunk and decides to sleep with a prostitute. The novel compares Jurgis's sexual desire to that of a beast in the jungle. So the novel itself associates jungles with primitive, uncontrolled desires. And of course, the awful conditions of the workers in Packingtown (the meatpacking district of Chicago) are the result of unrestrained human desire, not so much for sex, but for money. The Jungle is about human greed and the social damage it does. The novel uses a jungle to symbolize unrestrained longing for something. From this perspective, it makes sense to name a novel about out-of-control lust for money using a symbol for hunger and desire. The images of "beasts" that live in the jungle also brings to mind violence and brutality -- another huge theme of Sinclair's analysis of life in Packingtown.Not only that, but to many of Upton Sinclair's white, middle-class American readers (the "you" to whom he is exposing the hidden horrors of Chicago's meatpacking industry), the events and places of the novel would have seemed as unfamiliar as any Amazonian jungle. Sinclair's novel may take place in the outskirts of Chicago, right in America's Heartland, but the abuses he describes were deliberately hidden by the powerful business interests of the day. Packingtown would have seemed exotic, distant, and grotesque to the average reader. As the Oxford English Dictionary reminds us, one meaning of the word jungle is "a place of bewildering complexity of confusion." In other words, a jungle can be a secret place full of unknown elements -- just like the mystifying meatpacking district at the heart of Upton Sinclair's Jungle.
Why did sinclair title his novel the jungle?
its because the jungle is full of predators and things being hidden, just like the setting of the book, and quite literally the setting of the book is like the jungle with all the garbage and junk around, but i just made this up and i don't know if its right
Who was Mike Scully in the jungle?
Mike Scully is a television writer and producer known for his work on shows like The Simpsons and Parks and Recreation. There is no known connection between Mike Scully and any jungle-related activities or events.
Who was jurgis introduced to that reminded him of the night watcher?
Jurgis was introduced to Phil Connor, a corrupt and abusive foreman at the meatpacking plant, who reminded him of the night watchman due to his authoritative and intimidating demeanor. Just like the night watchman, Connor held power over Jurgis and wielded it to exploit him.
Why the jungle is rarely known?
The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, is NOT about life in a tropical rain forest, but a man-made urban jungle of meat-packing plants, slaughterhouses and sleazy types in turn-of-the Century Chicago. indirectly it led to the establishment of the Pure Food and Drug act of l906-today the FDA. It"s not either a (jungle) novel or a science fiction piece, more like ugly social commentary.
Which muckraker exposed unsanitary practices in the meat-processing industry in his novel the jungle?
Upton Sinclair was the muckraker who exposed unsanitary practices in the meat-processing industry in his novel "The Jungle". His work shed light on the conditions of immigrant workers in the early 20th century and sparked public outrage, leading to reforms like the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act.
When was Like - novel - created?
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Are there fish in a jungle?
yes there are fishes in a jungle but if there is a lake, or river around the jungle, because fishes like to live in water not in air...
How many pages does Like - novel - have?
Like - novel - has 352 pages.
What is the community like in the rainforest?
Its like being in a jungle
What does Elvis look like?
a jungle
