The Jungle
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
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
Themes
All Themes The Dehumanizing Evils of Capitalism The Immigrant Experience and Disillusionment The Horrors of the Meatpacking Industry Family, Masculinity, and Individualism Labor Rights and Socialism
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Characters
All Characters Jurgis Rudkus Ona Lukoszaite Marija Berczynskas Phil Connor Dede Antanas Rudkus Antanas Rudkus Grandmother Majauszkiene Stanislovas Lukoszaite Jack Duane Miss Henderson Nicholas Schliemann Mike Scully "Bush" Harper Jadvyga and Mikolas
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All Symbols Animals Food Packingtown
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dialect Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Pathos Personification Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Verbal Irony
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The Jungle

by

Upton Sinclair

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • 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
Themes
  • All Themes
  • The Dehumanizing Evils of Capitalism Theme Icon
    The Dehumanizing Evils of Capitalism
  • The Immigrant Experience and Disillusionment Theme Icon
    The Immigrant Experience and Disillusionment
  • The Horrors of the Meatpacking Industry Theme Icon
    The Horrors of the Meatpacking Industry
  • Family, Masculinity, and Individualism Theme Icon
    Family, Masculinity, and Individualism
  • Labor Rights and Socialism Theme Icon
    Labor Rights and Socialism
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Jurgis Rudkus
  • Ona Lukoszaite
  • Marija Berczynskas
  • Phil Connor
  • Dede Antanas Rudkus
  • Antanas Rudkus
  • Grandmother Majauszkiene
  • Stanislovas Lukoszaite
  • Jack Duane
  • Miss Henderson
  • Nicholas Schliemann
  • Mike Scully
  • "Bush" Harper
  • Jadvyga and Mikolas
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Animals Symbol Icon
    Animals
  • Food Symbol Icon
    Food
  • Packingtown Symbol Icon
    Packingtown
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Dialect
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Hyperbole
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Pathos
  • Personification
  • Satire
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
  • Verbal Irony
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