The Jungle (Chapter 27-31)

While reading the end of The Jungle I found it to be very powerful. Jurgis begins to beg for a job, but that is hard for him since the strike had just ended. He ends up being able to get a job
, which does not last long for him because he is not strong enough for the position. One part that I really liked was when he came across a women he know from Packingtown and she does not have any money with her, but she is able to give him one of Marija's address. She told him to go visit Mariha and Teta Elzbieta, which he did, but when he entered the place the police had raided it. Jurgis ends up being put in jail, but the judge let him go because he said he was just trying to visit his sister. The part that really was emotional was when she tells Jurgis that women are kidnapped and then have to work and they are not able to leave because the "madam" keeps them without any money and addicted to drugs. It just shows much Jurgis is trying to understand everything that is happening and do what is trying to do what is best for him. I think it just shows how there are people who do care about other even when they are still struggling day to day. Also, in the last chapter was really interesting because Jurgis tries to have Marija leave the prostitution, but she tries to tell him that she is unable to do that since she is addicted to morphine and will continue to be a prostitute the rest of her life.