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Journal Entry Two
The Jungle by Uptin Sinclair

As the novel progresses another problem that is added is Jurgis sprains his ankle, and he is out for months. He looses his job in the killing beds, but eventually he finds work in the fertalizer factory. Another problem is Ona's boss had threatened to never let any one get a job in the packing town again if Ona did not sleep with him. When Jurgis found out about this he went to the factory where Ona worked, and he tried to kill Conner, Ona's former boss. The police took Jurgis down before he could kill Conner, and Jurgis was put in jail for months. While Jurgis is in jail the family has lost all their jobs and their house. They live in a boarding house in town, and they have almost no money. When Jurgis finally gets out of jail he finds the house is no longer theirs, and he goes to the boarding house to find Ona giving birth to Conner's baby. An unexpected event that threw me off was finding out that Ona was sleeping with Conner. The style of the novel is easy to follow. Most of the language in the novel is easy to follow, but some words are very old fashioned. The novel is for older readers, Mostly young adults and adults. The main theme is the family having the worst luck in America. This is shown by them having a lot of problems. The new character that was introduced was Conner. He was introduced to create new problems for the family, Ona getting pregnant, the family going broke, and Jurgis going to jail. I would want to finish the novel because I want to see what happens to Ona, If she and the baby will be ok, and I would also want to know if the family can come out of poverty. The plot is holding my attention because it is realistic.