In The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, Jurgis is the most complex character in the novel. He demonstrates many characteristics that set him apart from other characters and also uses the title villain. He is not necessarily an evil man by nature, but he describes an evil life by his existence. At first, Jurgis was a man with great muscles and strength. “…and he was young, and a giant at that. There was too much health in him. He couldn't even imagine what it would feel like to be beaten. he could easily find employment when he and his family arrived in Chicago. Besides his strength, Jurgis was a curious man who longed to learn American culture, language, and live a life other than that of a poor Lithuanian immigrant. He loved his family, especially his wife, Ona, and worked hard to ensure all of their basic needs were met. He quickly learned, while working for the Beef Trust, that he needed to work independently and not rely on others to get the job done. An accident left Jurgis with a broken ankle and soon after unemployed. The beginning of Jurgis's violent bouts of anger and violence was introduced when "...little Stanislovas spent most of the day dancing in horrible agony, until Jurgis entered into a passion of nervous rage and swears like crazy, stating that he would kill him if he didn't stop. » (131) Another example of his violence was when Ona confessed to him that her supervisor, Phil Conner, had threatened her and her family over their employment if she refused to be his mistress. Jurgis flew into such a rage that he was in the middle of his paper, unlike what was happening, unlike when he first moved to America and he could barely speak the language; he was growing mentally, not physically. Jurgis found socialism as his religion, which truly saved him from himself. It gave him new hope, opportunity and confidence in the “jungle” of a world in which he lived. The villainous effect that Jurgis has on this novel strengthens it by showing how so many men survived this period. At first he wanted everything for his family, and in the end he only cared about himself. He acquired an exclusive character, living his life like a yo-yo, with ups and downs. It really was survival of the fittest and if you weren't fit enough, you wouldn't survive. Jurgis was not a villain per se, but he led a villainous lifestyle to the extent that he was beaten down by so many obstacles thrown at him..