The Jungle of Upton SinclairJurgis Rudkus and Ona Lukoszaite open the novel The Jungle by celebrating their wedding. The opening of the book highlights the best time Jurgis and Ona will experience again during their stay in America. Jurgis is convinced that he can achieve the American dream, earning prosperity through hard work and dedication. However, as the novel progresses, we soon see that this dream of Jurgis is much further away than he anticipated, and prosperity seems untouchable unless one abandons one's morals and values. and join capitalist America. In this novel we see Jurgis beginning with a dream and ending with a dream, although much is lost in the process. Jurgis and Ona decide to move to America with the conviction of Teta Elzbieta's brother, Jonas, who tells stories of a man who made his fortune in America. However, the first sign of hard times and problems comes when Jonas meets this man in America and learns that he is far from successful, but rather suffering from financial problems. Upton Sinclair, author of The Jungle, opens the novel with Jurgis and Ona's wedding feast and celebration to allow the reader to empathize with the characters. If the novel began immediately with the difficulties encountered by this family, the reader would know nothing of their values ​​or their way of life without poverty and misery. The first chapter allows the reader to connect with the family, so that in turn, the reader is more understanding towards the difficulties the family is going through. As soon as the wonderful feast with copious amounts of food is over, Sinclair begins to introduce the reader into the life of an immigrant and the problems that arise among immigrants. Jurgis comes to America with... middle of paper... it changes Jurgis' way of life. Sinclair accomplishes several things in the novel, such as allowing an American reader to sympathize with a poor immigrant, which was not common at that time. The reader does not realize that the purpose of the novel is to advocate for socialism until the final chapters of the book. Sinclair did not indulge in socialism and almost changed the subject of the entire novel in the last chapters. The point is proven: immigrants lived unjust lives of poverty and mistreatment, and socialism was the answer for many of these immigrants. However, this point is not as proven as it could have been due to the sudden shift towards socialism. Sinclair uses the life of an immigrant family to show the hardships all immigrants faced in America and the benefits of socialism for these immigrants and American workers..