The Jungle Book Review
By: Clay Herron
Author
Setting
Main Characters
Jurgis Rudkus- imagrent who comes to America with his wife Ona to look for a better life.
Ona- Jurgis' wife who is a strong hardworking person who also believes in the "American Dream".
Teta- Ona's mother who is a strong willed old lady who keeps the family together through rough times.
Phil Connor- Ona's boss who sexually harasses her and shows the true corruption in Chicago at this time in history.
Problems/conflicts in the story
My Response
I was surprised to learn about the terrible things that people had to go through when working in the meat factories.
If I were the Character I probably would have moved away from packing town and found other work far away from there.
One thing that reminded me of my life is that Jurgis and Ona who are the care givers work so hard to support there family. This reminded me of my mom and dad ,especially my dad who has missed birthdays and holidays to support his family and without him I would be where I am today.
I don't like how the people were treated in the book and how even when they worked hard they still didn't get a break from poverty and never live the American Dream.