The Jungle
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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31
Themes
All Themes The Dehumanizing Evils of Capitalism The Immigrant Experience and Disillusionment The Horrors of the Meatpacking Industry Family, Masculinity, and Individualism Labor Rights and Socialism
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All Characters Jurgis Rudkus Ona Lukoszaite Marija Berczynskas Phil Connor Dede Antanas Rudkus Antanas Rudkus Grandmother Majauszkiene Stanislovas Lukoszaite Jack Duane Miss Henderson Nicholas Schliemann Mike Scully "Bush" Harper Jadvyga and Mikolas
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All Symbols Animals Food Packingtown
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The Jungle

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Upton Sinclair
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