The American Dream In Upton Sinclair's The Jungle
The Jungle
The American dream does not live up to the reputation that movies and fictional books have filled many minds; with the idea that Immigrants and foreigners have many opportunities. The Jungle shows the reality of what immigrants who have to start from scratch, have to deal with while attempting to make a living in the US. Many call the USA the land of opportunity however, the US does not provide enough opportunity to the immigrants to allow everyone a chance at making a stable living. The story of Jurgis and his family moving to Chicago shows the hardship that his family must encounter and try to conquer in order to survive.
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair has a plot like no other; the book is unique and teaches many how The Jungle got its name. The Jungle is a story on how two “soon to be” newlyweds and their families move to Chicago to seek opportunity at a new and better life than what they had in Lithuania. The main character Jurgis embarks on the journey to find a job to support his family while every man and their …show more content…
The other stared at him hard. ‘Lemme see it,’ he said…. a ragged, ill-smelling tramp, with no overcoat and one arm in a sling --and a hundred-dollar bill! ‘Want to buy anything?’ he demanded. ‘Yes,’ said Jurgis, ‘I’ll take a glass of beer.’ ‘All right,’ said the other, ‘I’ll change it.’ And he put the bill in his pocket, and poured Jurgis out a glass of beer and set it on the counter. Then he turned to the cash register, and punched up five cents, and began to pull money out of the drawer. Finally, he faced Jurgis, counting it out--two dimes, a quarter, and fifty cents. ‘There,’ he said. For a second Jurgis waited, expecting him to turn again. ‘My ninety-nine dollars,’ he said. ‘What ninety-nine dollars?’ demanded the bartender. ‘My change!’ he cried -- ‘the rest of my hundred!’ ‘Go on,’ said the bartender, ‘you’re
The American dream does not live up to the reputation that movies and fictional books have filled many minds; with the idea that Immigrants and foreigners have many opportunities. The Jungle shows the reality of what immigrants who have to start from scratch, have to deal with while attempting to make a living in the US. Many call the USA the land of opportunity however, the US does not provide enough opportunity to the immigrants to allow everyone a chance at making a stable living. The story of Jurgis and his family moving to Chicago shows the hardship that his family must encounter and try to conquer in order to survive.
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair has a plot like no other; the book is unique and teaches many how The Jungle got its name. The Jungle is a story on how two “soon to be” newlyweds and their families move to Chicago to seek opportunity at a new and better life than what they had in Lithuania. The main character Jurgis embarks on the journey to find a job to support his family while every man and their …show more content…
The other stared at him hard. ‘Lemme see it,’ he said…. a ragged, ill-smelling tramp, with no overcoat and one arm in a sling --and a hundred-dollar bill! ‘Want to buy anything?’ he demanded. ‘Yes,’ said Jurgis, ‘I’ll take a glass of beer.’ ‘All right,’ said the other, ‘I’ll change it.’ And he put the bill in his pocket, and poured Jurgis out a glass of beer and set it on the counter. Then he turned to the cash register, and punched up five cents, and began to pull money out of the drawer. Finally, he faced Jurgis, counting it out--two dimes, a quarter, and fifty cents. ‘There,’ he said. For a second Jurgis waited, expecting him to turn again. ‘My ninety-nine dollars,’ he said. ‘What ninety-nine dollars?’ demanded the bartender. ‘My change!’ he cried -- ‘the rest of my hundred!’ ‘Go on,’ said the bartender, ‘you’re