hole life has changed. When the speaker is done speaking Jurgis feels so amazingJurgis was a man whose soul had been murdered, who had ceased to hope and to struggle who had made terms with degradation and despair; and now, suddenly, in one awful convulsion, the black and hideous fact was made plain to him! There was a falling in of all the pillars of his soul, the sky seemed to split above him he stood there, with his clenched hands upraised, his eyes bloodshot and the veins standing out purple in his face, roaring in the voice of a wild beast, frantic, incoherent, maniacal. And when he could shout no more he still stood there, gasping and whispering hoarsely to himself: By God! By God! By God! (Page 304).After the meeting, he is introduced to a man named Ostrinski, who teaches Jurgis about Socialism. Jurgis agrees completely with socialisms ideals, and becomes a member. Jurgiss new life passion is socialism: teaching it, learning it, and living by it. As the story ends, the results of an election are being received. The novel ends positively, showing that the Socialist party made great progress in gaining members all across the country.The Jungle is a book that makes American business and politics look very, very bad. It promotes the concept of Socialism, un-covers all of the corruption in our society, and makes the majority workers look like slaves. The book never says anything positive about Capitalism. Jurgis and his family moved from Lithuania to America, expecting a better life. Instead of telling a story about their success through hard work, Upton Sinclair tells a story about how they were cheated before they even got off the boat. The familys ignorance caused them to be an easy target for many people. For example, the house they bought was a total lie, it was full of hidden expenses and in the end they were not able to keep it. In the book, anyone who earned a living through hard work and honesty would fin...
