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The Jungle

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Upton Sinclair Biography

Introduction
Personal Background
Literary Career
Political Background
Career Highlights

About The Jungle

Introduction
Naturalism
Muckraking
Critical Reception

Summary, Analysis, and Original Text

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31

Character List

Character Map

Character Analysis

Introduction
The Narrator
Jurgis
Ona
Marija
Elzbieta
Phil Connor
Jack Duane

Critical Essays

The Tenets of Sinclair's Socialism
Jurgis' Journey through Hell to Socialism
Sinclair's The Jungle from a Contemporary Critical Perspective

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Summary, Analysis, and Original Text

Chapter 16

At the police station Jurgis is booked on charges of assault and battery. After his satisfaction at taking revenge on Connor subsides, Jurgis begins to worry about Ona and the family. He is convinced they will lose the house. Incarcerated on Christmas Eve, Jurgis hears the church bells and curses the injustice and insanity of American society.

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