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Works of Upton Sinclair: The Jungle. Chapters 26 - 31

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Sinclair, Upton

Sinclair, Upton
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
The Jungle. Chapters 26 - 31

Chapter 26

Plot Development

Structure: Jurgis' rise to affluence and power is, in true naturalistic
fashion, suddenly reversed by an accidental meeting.

Flow and ebb. Staying on in his Packingtown job, Jurgis - on Scully's advice
- becomes a "scab" when the Meat Workers' Union calls a strike. As thousands
of strikebreakers are imported to replace strikers, Jurgis becomes a boss.
Illegally, the strikebreakers are housed in the packing plants, where there
are no facilities for even barracks-like living. In these worse-than-prison

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