Mr. Rudkis, originally from Lithuania, was a strong, overpowering person. His initial appearance was during his wedding day in Packington. The celebration was delayed because of his family's desire to provide Jurgis and his bride with a wedding feast. This problem was happily solved and he eventually worked at various positions in the town. Jurgis, someone who believes in the value of hard work, was naive in thinkin

g that anything can be accomplished through the application of it.

Jurgis reacted to his tragedies by living like a tramp. He turned to drink and the life of a beggar, landing in jail again. A life of crime in politics and theft followed. Jurgis could have risen to the top with the crooked life, but met Ona's rapist again and was arrested. He was basically a good, normal man. Soon he stood up against the injustice done to Ona. Jurgis met people from the Socialist party and became enlightened. When he joined the party "a new man had been born." He now had "friends and allies" to help take up his cause. Jurgis eventually reunited with his family members and found a job. He conquered many demons in his life. Upton Sinclair made Jurgis a victim, but he overcame many tragedies and fought to become the victor. He battled the corpor

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