The Jungle A Summary and Review of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle Upton's Sinclair's book portrayed a wide variety of characters to convey his messages. Only one character can be considered a major character, Jurgis Rudkus. The book revolves around Jurgis' life in Packingtown. The supporting characters, transitioned in and out of the story with great frequency. When Jurgis initially arrives in Packingtown from his native Lithuania he can best be described as being large and …showed first 75 words of 1934 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1934 total…beliefs on socialism to provided an answer to how America trusts could be broken up. This book, (from American History Class) aided the common man to understand the horrid conditions of the meat packing industry, as did books like Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beacher Stowe, ironically a white woman fighting for the freedom of slaves in the 19th century.OnaMarjiaJurgis RudkusTeta (Aunt) Elzbieta Kotrina Grandmother MajauskieneTamosziusDeda AntanasJokubas SzedvilasJadvyga JonasStanislovasMike ScullyPhil Connor AntanasJack Duane