The Jungle LAST CHAPTER!!!!!

Okay so now that we are done reading this we can finally get on with our lives!(not really cause we have to read two more books) This was a sad chapter in anyones eyes because, even though they are doing what had to be done to survive in that time period it still shouldn't be like that. Marija is a prostitute and this is sad but it gets worse. She feels as if she needs to be one for the rest of her life! What is this saying about that time period? It just really touched me that things had to be this way and im glad that we dont live in a society such as one Jurgis and his family had to live in.

The Jungle Chapter's 29 and 30!!!!!!

Chapter 29:

I didn't really like this chapter; this chapter really confused me. Jurgis' friend is really intelligent but half the time I couldn't follow along with what he was saying. Especially when he started talking about socialism. I doubt Jurgis even know what he is saying, but there is still some meaning to what he says. Like when he said that we live in a "Land of the Free" but don't really stay true to that. I felt like this was true because even thought it seems like they are free, everyone is still be controlled by the government.

Chapter 30:

I liked this chapter a little because his life is getting better. It seems like he has regained his life back. To me, all this means is that something bad is about to happen. I dont think this book is just going to change they way things happen. Like how he is earning $30 a month now. That's a lot better then what he was making earlier in the book, but every time he starts making money, he either goes to jail, gets fired, or spend it all on booze and prostitutes. I do not have a good feeling about the end of the book.


Opener Comma
Coordinating Conjunction 
Semi-Colon

Chapters 27 and 28!

Okay so Jurgis is working as a tramp again. This makes me happy because even though he doesn't have a permanent job he isn't a criminal anymore. Jurgis eventually resulted to digging in the trash for food which is terrible because he cant afford to provide for himself. He heard of a soup kitchen that gives out free soup for the unemployed and that, to me, is how you know your as low as you can get. If i were him i would probably go back to Chicago because at least he was getting paid. Then he met this woman that he knew who also knew where Marija  was. When he met up with Marija it was so crazy. He also found out that most of his family was still alive and i thougt that was pretty cool because know he might go back to the way he used to be.

The Jungle Chapter 26!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I liked this chapter because he keeps his job as a hog trimmer, and he got a different job as a BOSS. This excited me because he is finally in charge of something. Although this chapter was good, I didn't like how he went back to jail; while in jail he also learned that Phil Connor is one of Scully's favorites. This only makes it worse for Jurgis. If i were him i would get out of Chicago, but instead Jurgis just leaves Packingtown. If he were smart he would know that Chicago has little job openings with a large demand for jobs and i don't see it working out for him in the end of the story.

Chapters 23, 24, and 25

Chapter 23:
Okay, the beginning of this made me mad because he is STILL drinking. I mean come on, if you're going to have an addiction at least try to control it. Don't just go out and spend all your money on booze right when you get paid. This chapter was also sad because it said that he had no more affection in his life and that touched me. It was like saying that he had no more heart. It was, again, sad because he spent his Christmas in the hospital and said it was the best one he had in America.

Chapter 24:
I think Freddie is a great friend to Jurgis  even though they just met. The only thing i didn't like about him was that at first he was trying to say Jurgis had a good life, that he didn't need money. I thought it was kind of ironic that Freddie ended up being the son of the man who owned the first factory that Jurgis worked at.

Chapter 25:
I HATED this chapter. Jurgis is a TERRIBLE person now. He is doing anything in his power just to get money. He has turned into a criminal. He used to be this great guy that cared about everything he believed in but now he has turned into an American. I honestly thought he was going to try to change Packingtown but no. Instead he is mugging people and helping in crimes and it is just HORRIBLE.

Response to Chapter's 20-23

Chapter 20:
I like this chapter at first because even though Phil Connor put Jurgis on a blacklist for Packingtown he was still able to find work at a factory that makes harvesting equipment. What i didn't like about this was that the part of the factory he was working in, soon closed so now Jurgis out of work again.

Chapter 21:
This chapter was really sad but, at first it was kind of happy. I thought it was gross how the crippled child had to go to the DUMP to look for food. Also, the beginning was happy because, at the dump one day, he meets a rich woman who finds Jurgis a new job(YAYYY). The only thing bad about this job is that he can't go home during the week. Now onto the sad part. Jurgis' son was in a freak accident and drowned in the mud in the streets. I HATED this because Jurgis had been through so much and his son was the only thing he had left but now Antanas is gone too.

Chapter 22:
This Chapter, at first, gave me a lot of hope for Jurgis. He went to go try and regain himself (i don't know how else to say that) and he was making progress. BUT in the end he ended up drinking, AGAIN!!!!!!! I do not like this because he is spending ALL his money on alcohol and women. If he is going to have this kind of behavior then he is never going to be himself again.