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Chapter 31 The Jungle (You are now leaving the Jungle)

Chapter 31 was a great final chapter to Sinclair’s socialist novel. I thought the overall mood of the chapter was much higher than most of the novel. Most of this chapter was socialist arguments that Sinclair integrated (kind of) into the story line. The chapter starts where Jurgis goes to see Marija; he tries to get Marija to quit prostitution. Marija explains how she is addicted to dope, and she can’t quit even though she wants to. I thought that it was a horrible story of what happens when you get involved with illegal drugs. (Even though they weren’t illegal at the time.) I was expecting Jurgis to plead his case, but Jurgis just leaves her to her job. I just wish that Jurgis never ran away because the family wouldn’t be going through this if didn’t run away in the first place. Jurgis then attends a meeting with a prominent socialist, Nicholas Schliemann, and a magazine editor. This is where Sinclair’s fight for socialism began in the chapter. I really liked how Schliemann really argued for socialism, and described most evils of the capitalistic way of things at that time. I thought it was also interesting how Jurgis never spoke during Schliemann’s spiel, even though Jurgis was supposed to describe the meat packing industry. At the end, Socialism makes a serious jump into the national spotlight by winning major races in the government. I really liked how inspirational the speaker was when he said, “The fight is not over yet … Chicago will be ours!”  I really liked that, and thought it was the best ending of one of the MOST depressing books I have ever read.

Chapter 29 and 30 The Jungle

Chapters 29 and 30 were good; Jurgis finally finds people who knows what has happened to him. I thought that was the ah ha moment of the book. Jurgis meets the speaker after the meeting and talks with him. Jurgis is then directed to Ostrinski, a Polish man who speaks Lithuanian. I thought that this was Jurgis's major step into socialism. Ostrinski explains the there are 2 groups of society, the small capitalistic class; Then there is the large working class. I really agreed with what he said because that explains why Jurgis never got a job after his incidents with jail and him fighting just to get sleep. I thought it was cool how Jurgis went to see Teta and contribute to the family. I also liked how Teta decided to come to socialist meetings every now and then. Later in chapter 30, Jurgis finds a job at a motel, as a porter. As it turns out, Jurgis's new boss, Tommy Hinds is one of the states organizers for the party. I thought it was cool how they are from the same party, and I believe that Jurgis will have his job there as long as he is a socialist. I thought it was interesting how the author kind of steeped out to tell more about the evils of capitalism. I kind of liked Jurgis's enthusiasim toward his new party, but I also think it's funny how he gets angry how he can't get people to become socialist. Overall, this was the chapter that was the turning point in the book toward capitalism being abolished.

Chapter 27 and 28 of The Jungle

Chapters 27 and 28 were horrible. Jurgis starts out very poor and is begging for a job. I thought that Jurgis was pretty much done, and Jurgis really couldn't go much longer. I really liked how Jurgis got a job, but it was a job Jurgis couldn't do because he was to weak. I thought it was horrible how Jurgis went from a strong, healthy man to a tramp! He goes to a political meeting, only to fall asleep and get dragged out by a cop. I thought it was good how Jurgis got some sleep during the speeches, but other people at the meeting did not want a person who sleeps at their meeting. I thought it was very interesting how he met an old friend who knew where everyone lived. I thought that it was a little glimmer of hope for Jurgis. Jurgis goes to Marija's place, and learns what happened to Stanislovas; reading about how Stanislovas was eaten alive just horrified me. When Jurgis gets to the address, he goes in to find Marija is a prostitute. I thought it was weird, but you do what you have to do to get money.
Chapter 28 begins in a courtroom where the girls and Jurgis were taken. I thought it was funny how nobody even recognized Jurgis as Conner's attacker. What was more interesting was how the woman in charge kidnapped girls and gave them drugs! I never thought somebody would do such a horrible thing. Jurgis then gets Elzbieta's address and is urged to go visit, but Jurgis decides not to because he feels ashamed after leaving them and not having a job. I would do the same because I lacked a job, and just left without my family even knowing. Instead of going to Teta's house, he goes to a socialist party meeting. I thought that it was great how Jurgis finally finds someone who has gone through what he has gone through.Concluding, these chapters went through Jurgis's desire for a job, and his life as a hobo.

Chapter 26 Reaction

I thought that this chapter went from high to low. The major thing that happened in this chapter is when the unions went on strike. I thought it was awkward how they had their salaries garnished while Jurgis actually gained money. Jurgis then becomes boss on the killing beds. I thought it was funny how he got a job where he started; I also thought how interesting it was for him to be the boss! The packers were desperate for workers, for the price of meat went through the roof. I liked how the packers were the ones suffering, not the workers. I really didn't like how the strikers weren't peaceful at the end, for strikes are a peaceful protest, not a riot. That also begs to question, why did policemen rob the bar where they chased men, those people weren't really good policemen. Then, when everything is going so great, Jurgis comes face to face with Phil Conner again. As always, he beats the man and is drug off from him with a piece of Conner's throat in his mouth. I thought it was such a major coincidence that Jurgis ends up seeing Conner again. I thought he could of just walked on by and didn't do anything. Jurgis faces bail, and gets the bail lowered to 300 dollars. I really didn't like that because he worked so hard for his money and had it taken away just like that. Therefore, that is why this chapter was so up and down, from rich and "like an american hero" to the shame of being homeless and jobless.

The Jungle Chapters 23-26 Response

Chapters 23-26 were okay, a little up and down. The reading starts with Jurgis moving back to Chicago. I wondered why he went back to Chicago because it is a living heck in that city. After that, he finds a job digging underground tunnels. While at this job, Jurgis doesn’t think ahead and ends up spending most of his money on alcohol. That just didn’t make sense to me because I thought Jurgis would of learned his lesson on spending money, after the situation in the previous chapter. Then, Jurgis got injured on the job, which was no surprise to me because he has injured himself on some of his best jobs. He ends up spending Christmas in the hospital. I felt bad for him because I would really not like being in the hospital on all days other than Christmas. He is ushered out onto the streets and has to fight other bums to get a place to sleep. But a once in a lifetime event occurred, Jurgis met Freddie Jones, the son of Jones the packer! Freddie actually took him home for a huge feast, even though Hamilton the butler didn’t approve. I thought it was amazing how he had such a coincidence to meet a rich man and get to eat rich food. Jones gave Jurgis a $100 bill to pay the taxi driver and to keep the change for himself, but can’t get change. He goes to a saloon to try it anyway. When Jurgis pays for his drink with the 100 dollar bill, the bartender gives him 95 cents, and Jurgis beats the bartender for cheating him. He goes to jail for 10 days plus costs. I thought it was cool how Jones gave him a 100 dollar bill, that just shows how rich the people of this time period were. Jurgis meets Jack Duane, a part of the criminal underground in Chicago. Jurgis joins and becomes wealthier than he ever did. Other than that, I thought that the chapters were great for Jurgis, and not so great either.

Chapter 20-23 Reaction

Chapters 20-23 were way better than all chapters before, in my opinion. It starts off horrible. Jurgis is blacklisted from all factories in Packingtown but goes into downtown to find a real job. The family is only surviving on the children’s salaries. I thought it was interesting how the family was only surviving on a very little salary. Jurgis looks for a job for many days, and finds one at a farming machine factory. I thought he had serious determination to look for that long.  After that moment, thing become much better because a rich woman find out about the families situation. She actually helps out Jurgis with a job, after the farm machine manufacturing factory closes, and works at a steel mill. I first thought that it was so pointless to get a job for a couple weeks and lose it. However, that rich lady helped him out and got him a new job, that made me happy for Jurgis. Later in the chapter, he comes home after a hard week and finds that his son died when playing on the sidewalk. I thought it was a travesty for Jurgis, for Antannas was the only real ray of sunshine for Jurgis. After that, Jurgis runs away to the countryside to find work. I tought it was good for Jurgis to get out of the city and recharge his batteries. Eventually, he builds up a huge sum of money. I was happy for him, but was horrified about how he spent it all. He blew it all one night on alcohol and women.

Chapters 7-20 Reaction

Chapters 7-20 were rough. Winter came and hit everyone like a ton of bricks. Illness was very common because of the unsanitary conditions at the factories. With winter brings untold death throughout Packingtown because of no heaters. I thought that those high up people were cheap and ruthless because they didn’t even keep their workers warm. Jurgis and Ona are $100 in debt because of their wedding. Then Marija fell in love with Tamoszius, the musician, and begin wedding plans. Marija lost her job at the canning factory and has to put off her wedding plans. Later, Jurgis find out that there were hidden expenses that they didn’t know about. I thought it was good for Marija to find love, and thought it was really stupid how that agent didn’t entail all the expenses; I wouldn’t have been able to live with myself if I were the agent. Jurgis sprains his ankle when a stampede happens, and couldn’t go back to work for three months. I thought that it was bad since he was a major part of income. He then looked for weeks for a new job, and got one in a fertilizer mill. I felt very bad for him for he had to work in a place that smelled horrible. Ona isn’t able to come home on some nights because of the horrible snow, but in reality because of another man. When Jurgis finds out what the foreman did to Ona, he runs to find him and almost killed him. I thought it ought to teach him a lesson on not messing with his wife, and also believed he deserved it since he did it and was totally wrong. Jurgis ends up in jail for thirty three days (3 extra day since he couldn’t afford his trial, original was 30), and while he was in jail, the family ends up losing the house and moving back to the boarding house where they were first. I thought it was very sad because they needed that house. When Jurgis gets out, he has to go 20 miles to find that his house is no longer his. He finds out that the family moved back to the boarding house and goes there. I thought that he had a lot of guts to run 20 miles to find that his house wasn’t his. I would have completely lost control if I had to move to back to a home I had before and lost all my money in a house that was mine! When Jurgis arrives, he hears Ona screaming and feels horrible. He asked everyone for a donation and runs to find a doctor. I thought it was seriously great how he ran so far for family, I would of ran across the continent to get my family if I had to. Jurgis bring a doctor who will work for 1.50 instead of the usual 25. Jurgis is urged to leave and wait till morning. The doctor, on the other hand, goes to help Ona. Jurgis returns in the morning to find that the baby died and Ona is dying. I tought this was horrible because she was his love for all his life and she died. I felt bad for everyone else because she was the finance director for the family. Overall, these were very rough chapters.

Flowers for Algernon First Part Response

I thought Flowers For Algernon is a good book so far. The main character is Charlie Gordon. He is a retarded person with an I.Q. of 63. I felt bad for him since he is such a nice person and everyone is so mean to him. He wants to have an operation done on his brain. I thought that this was a little sci-fi more than realistic things. I also thought how could someone get so smart off of some operation on his brain, I believe that it will backfire. He talks about a “raw shok” test. Charlie, when doing the test, tries to look for images inside the inkblots. I thought it was funny how he looked really hard for pictures inside of the inkblots. I also thought it is interesting how people use the Rorschach test, and how it works. I believed that Charlie’s friends Joe and Frank were very mean. They were mean because they took him to a bar and ditched him! Who would do such a thing? I really hated his friends after that. Charlie met many people including a mouse, yes a mouse, named Algernon. They did the surgery on Algernon before they did it on Charlie. He was the most successful experiment in the scientists’ experiments. Their experiments actually increased the I.Q. score of Algernon, and would hopefully do so to Charlie. Overall, this first part of the book was great. It had a little bit of everything, and hopefully after Charlie’s surgery he will become smart like Algernon and everyone else.

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The Jungle Chapter 4,5,6 Reflection

In chapters 4, 5, and 6, many important things happened.  In Chapter 4, Jurgis started his job of sweeping entrails of slaughtered cattle through trap doors. I thought it was a good thing because he got a job and is bringing income into their household of 12. One day while Jurgis was going to work, he saw advertisements for 4 room houses for $1500. I thought this was a good deal because houses today range from $50,000 to millions. It turns out they are able to afford a house. It then turns into a huge ordeal and they decide to go through with it. After they make the purchase, Jurgis finds out about what they were confused on, and consults a lawyer to solve the problem. It turns out they were worried for no reason, and they were now the proud owners of a new home. I thought this was a great deal of joy for the owners. In Chapter 5, the new home owners are buying little things here and there to make their house more bearable. Jurgis finds out that many co-workers hate their jobs, bosses, and they pace of the line. I agree with them, I could never work in a meat packing facility and move at the pace they were going. Many of the members find out their jobs are often at the expense of someone else. I understood this, but didn’t like how they just kept going and just threw people out who can’t keep up with the work. Chapter 6 was revealing. Turns out the home they purchased was made of the cheapest materials, and weren’t brand new, more like fifteen years old. I thought this was a bunch of hogwash because the house builders shouldn’t be falsely advertising a home. What made me more mad was how the houses were really cheap. The 12 member family also learns that they need to pay interest on their debt, which actually brings their monthly sum close to 20 dollars! I strongly disliked this because they had an agreement that it would be 12 dollars, and there was nothing about interest on the contract! Overall, these were chapters that went from one extreme to another.

The Jungle pages 1-41

Questions:

·         Are the immigrants a form of economic slaves?

·         How does a person get blood-poisoning from beef?

·         Why does the “acziavimas” ceremony take so long?

·         Why did Ona’s employers turn down her request of a holiday without pay?

·         Why did many immigrants come to America at this time?

Comments:

·         I thought it was cool how the people spelt their names.

·         I thought it was interesting how they danced, and the way their feet moved.

·         I didn’t like how the men worked in dank cellars with inches of water on the floor.

·         I liked how Jurgis got things done and always quicker than anyone else.

·         I really disliked how people would scam new immigrants that just came to America.

Arguementative Essay Topic

I chose to argue why "The United States should go to war against the Confederate States in order to preserve the Union," from a northern perspective. I chose it because it seems like the one I know most about. I have learned that when writing about something, you should choose an argument or subject that you excel at. I think how I can explain that by using my background knowledge on The Civil War, and use many outside sources that are credible. I will use strong words that put my point across that "this is why we need to go to war." I will try to do my best like I did on my first essay.

Rest of Fredrick Douglass Reaction, Questions, and Comments

I thought this was the best chapter for Douglass. At first, Douglass is still in Baltimore working for Master Hugh. I learned that he sometimes would give some money back to Douglass. I would be livid because I worked hard for my pay, and in reality, only get back 5 or 10 cents! I would be a little relieved since I got some money back. However, this just made Douglass more lonesome for freedom. Douglass asked for some freedom from Master Hugh, to start his own business. I thought it was a good idea, Master Hugh agreed, but under one condition, Douglass would have to pay 3 dollars on Friday of every week.I thought that it was reasonable, just 3 dollars for freedom. After this, he left for a conference and came home to an angry Master Hugh. He said that he needed to ask permission to go out on his payday. I thought this was stupid since because he gave him freedom, and couldn't wait one minute later to get his pay. After this, Douglass protested against Master Hugh, and didn't work for an entire week. Hugh warned Douglass of what would happen next. I thought this was good for Douglass since he can exercise his rights. I then thought of the consequence, and thought it would be a good idea to leave the home and work. The next week, he pocketed almost 9 dollars. The next week, almost 10 dollars, and Master Hugh acknowledged that and gave him 25 cents, larger than usual. I thought that Douglass was now being appreciated for what he did. On 9-3-1838, Douglass ran away and succeeded. He didn't know what to do in NY, and was picked up by a Mr.Ruggles, who gave him shelter, and a home. He also got married at this place. I liked Mr. Ruggles's character since he housed a number of Negros. Douglas moved to New Bedford, with his wife. I thought it was nice for him to be free, and protest his rights as a free American. He attended anti-slavery conferences, and that is where he became one of the most powerful voices against slavery. I liked this because he lived in heck for all of his life, and finally goes against the people who detained him for so much of his life. Overall, I loved this chapter compared to all other chapters.






Questions:
Why did Douglass call the Underground railroad the upper-ground railroad?
Why did Douglass trust no one, even though he is in a free state?
Comments:
I hate how some people take every dime that someone makes.
I disliked how Douglass didn't go into detail about how he ran away.

Reaction to Chapter 10 and Questions and Comments

I thought this chapter was one of the best I have read so far. Douglas, left Mr. Covey's farm to go live with Mr. Freeland. Mr. Freeland was a great master, he fed the slaves well, he worked them hard, but not to hard. I thought this was a master with some sanity inside him. Even though he was a great master, Douglas had a yearning for freedom. A small group of people and Douglas made a plan to row up Chesapeake Bay to freedom. I thought this was the final major bound to their freedom. I also believed that it would succeed, however, I was wrong. They were eating breakfast when their masters rode in on their horses, and hauled them away. I thought this was sad since this was a major morale booster and was almost foolproof. After this, Master Thomas sent Douglas back to Master Hugh in Baltimore. I thought that this was a good thing for Douglas since he was closer to his freedom. There, he started working again, and got into a fight with one of the white workers. I thought that this was a serious blow to Douglas's freedom. Master Hugh took Douglas to a lawyer, but couldn't go to court unless a white person testified for Douglas. I strongly disliked how they treated black people, for crying out loud, he got his eye punched out! I then thought that it was complete and utter stupidity to turn down a slave who was treated very poorly and couldn't see out of his eye! I know this is bad, but it is nowhere near as bad as being whipped until his back ad valleys and ridges. All in all, I thought it was a great chapter and was way better (by miles) compared to other chapters.





Questions:
Why did the owners give the slaves time off?
How did Master Freeland know about the plan to run away?
Comments:
I hated how the masters would sometimes stuff their slaves until they burst.
I strongly disliked how Master Hugh would take Fredrick's hard earned money.

Chapter 8, 9, 10 t Page 41 Questions and Comments

Chapter 8

Question: Why did Master Anthony not leave a will?

Comment: I hated what Master Andrews did to Fredrick Douglas's brother.

Chapter 9

Question: Why is Master Thomas so mean after being raised by a kind master?

Comment: I liked how Douglas now can tell time and how he told what went through his mind about the meeting.

Chapter 10 up to Page 41

Question: Why did Mr. Covey send him to get wood even knowing he never drove oxen before?

Comment: I liked how Mr. Covey actually worked with the field hands.

Chapter 8,9,10 to Page 41 Reflection of Narritive of the Life of Fredrick Douglas

I thought the whole area that I read was kind of up and down. I really like that Douglas was treated well throughout the entire chapter. In the chapters I read, Master Thomas took Douglas from Master Hugh, his brother. I felt bad for Douglas since he left such a good home and was once again forced to work hard hours of Master Thomas plantation. Douglas was then sent to Mr. Covey, a well know “nigger breaker” and worked hard hours, sometimes until midnight. What I liked about Mr. Covey was that he actually worked in the fields with the slaves. I also liked how he always gave enough to eat while on his plantation. While here, Douglas met another slave named Sandy, who gave Douglas a root, which if placed correctly in a pocket, would keep you from being whipped. After Douglas obtained the root, he ran into Mr. Covey in the barn. This time instead of being whipped, Douglas stood up for himself. I thought that it was about time for a slave to stand up for what he believes in. I also, when reading this, was surprised that Douglas had so much spunk in him after being treated so horribly and whipped so many times. I thought, when Douglas ran away to Master Thomas, that he had the guts to run to the North and the will to be free. After that, he went to a Master called Mr. Freeman. I thought that he was definitely the nicest Masters in all of the USA at the time. All slaves were worked, but weren’t worked to death. The slaves had cots in their quarters. Finally, they had plenty to eat here. Even though the slaves were happy here, they formulated a plan to sail up Chesapeake Bay and go further north once they couldn’t go any further.

I thought that it was a foolproof plan to make all the followers free, but was broken up by the masters. They all ended up being taken to jail and were separated. I just felt awful that they were so close to getting freedom, but had their dreams crushed under a 5 ton wall. Overall, Douglas was very close but ended up at the mercy of the masters, which is how all slavery stories’ go.

Question and Comments Chapters 5,6,and 7

Chapter 5Me
Question 1: Why did Colonel Lloyd get rid of Fredrick Douglas?
Comment: I think that Douglas should feel praised, to be chosen out of thousands to go to Baltimore.
TJ
Question 2: How come Fredrick Douglas described how the children ate their food.
Comment: I think Douglas was telling the people how they ate to show how the owners treated them.
Chapter 6
Me
Question 3: Why did Douglas go into so much detail about what Mrs. Auld looked like and acted like?
Comment: I thought it was nice how Mrs. Auld taught him the ABC's and how to read.
TJ
Question 4: How come Mr. Auld got mad at his wife for showing Douglas how to read and write?
Comment: Because at the time period if you had knowledge, you had power at that time.

Chapter 5,6,7 Response for Narrative of Fredrick Douglas

These chapters were a lot better than the other ones, so far. Douglas was sent away from the Great House Farm plantation to a townhouse in Baltimore. He was treated very well there, he got fed better than he ever did, and the wife taught Douglas the ABCs. The husband, Mr.Auld, got very livid at this but the damage was done. Once Douglas learned the ABCs, he then learned how to read, the how to write. These chapters were better because it had no real horrible discipline. All in all, he started learning, and then was gonna "take all the ell."

Chapter 2,3,4 Response on Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglas

I thought the chapters were appalling still. It went into detail about allowance and what he did on the field and went more into detail of being a slave. I talked about yearly allowance, what clothes slaves got, and what season the clothes were for. Douglas also talked about the plantation owner, Colonel Lloyd. He also talked about how the plantation was like and how slaves were honored to go work on the The Great House Farm. The only bright part of these chapters was the new overseer, Mr. Hopkins who was a kind overseer. He took no joy from whipping people and all slaves called him a good overseer. Then, it all turned upside down because Mr. Hopkins was replaced by Mr. Gore, his name suited him perfectly since he blew the brains of a slave that was just trying to recover from his whipping. It also had another person who was killed because a slave was on his property. The slave was fishing for oysters when he walked onto another plantations property, and the owner killed him. Overall, these chapters were really appalling.

Amistad Reaction

I thought the Amistad, the part that we watched, was a very accurate movie that really describes what went on around the ship. I thought it was a sad story about how random people got taken from their country. I would of jumped off the ship when near to the coast. I would of done this because it wasn't worth staying in the horrible conditions and other stuff like that. I would of  kept the baby, and still jumped off the ship because the baby doesn't deserve to go through that and have to experience slavery. I also would of possibly let the baby at the village for neighbors to care for.

My Reaction to Chapter 1 of "The Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglas"

I found chapter one of "The Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglas" very disturbing. The first couple paragraphs were about his background, his name, his age, his parents, and all that stuff. Then Fredrick Douglas goes more into detail about what happened on the plantation. He talked of the plantation owner and his personality. The worst part was when he talked about the punishments that people went through. The whip lashings were horrendous and plain horrible about what people did. What was the worst about the chapter was when he talked about the overseer Mr. Plummer. I strongly disliked how Mr. Plummer would whip slaves until they bled, and also disliked how he would enjoy the whipping of a person on their backs. I really disliked how they treated slaves as well. Slaves are humans as well as any white man, some of those slaves could of created a cure for cancer. They could of also sloved something else if they weren't slaves. On a lighter note, he said ow his mom would sneak off the plantation to see him. It takes serious dedication to sneak off a plantation, knowing you could be shot any minute.