The Jungle: Chapter 29

In Chapter 29, Jurgis learns more about socialism and how many of the workingmen in the U.S. who were immigrants were taken advantage of. One example of this is something called the "Great Butcher" which is a metaphor for the concept of socialism. In the chapter, Jurgis meets a polish man by the name of Ostrinski who speaks Lithuanian. Ostrinski talks about some of the current problems with the economy with Jurgis, and explains what socialism is to him. Ostrinski portrays socialism as "a worldwide movement: any one nation that achieves success will be crushed by the others around it." This gives Jurgis a new perspective on how things are changing in the world, and it causes him to have a sense of enlightenment.