A Working Polish Man Named Jurgis Rudkus - 1199 Words

Introduction: -Often times success is not able to be achieved through hard work. -Background information: A working Polish man named Jurgis Rudkus moves to Chicago in the United States in hopes for a better future with his family. He and other members in his family work work hard to make a living and as time passes some die while others become corrupted by societal influences. -Thesis: Upton SInclair applied aspects of the Civil War in his novel with his views on the treatment of humanity through the use of symbolism, and the presentation of the conflict and resolution. Body Paragraphs Paragraph 1: 1P: The symbolism presented in the novel brings upon the relation of the oppression experienced by the immigrant workers and African American†¦show more content†¦He was too naive thinking that he would be able to achieve the American Dream by just working hard. Similar to the moment when the pigs, with the power of their own feet, walk towards their death, Jurgis and his family have come to America, unknowing of the cheating and selfish men who take advantage of the family’s position as low-class and illegal immigrants. Jurgis reaches this point in life when he finally realizes that the American Dream is all a hoax, but his family is stuck in debt, unable to get out. Just like the hogs in the meat-packing factory,African Americans were born as slaves to work. This work would lead to the profit of their owner like how the owners of the meat packing factories profit from killing and selling pork. Slaves, hogs, and Jurgis’ family are put in this position of ensl avement by the people of power(factory owner and rich plantation owners) to make a large profit. Sold into slavery, most Africans worked for rich white men who made large profits from the work of the slaves on the farms. -Transition sentence: The hogs, Jurgis’ family, and African American slaves all relate to each other in the aspect of oppression by a position of power. Paragraph 2: 2P: The hardships faced within Jurgis’ family and African Americans during the Civil War are displayed through the conflict introduced in the rising action of the novel. -In the novel,