The Jungle
Across
- 1. a character afraid of working to the point of having to be beaten to go to work
- 3. A person who specializes in opening safes
- 6. an organization of workers to negotiate better workers’ rights
- 7. the rendered fatty tissue of a pig or hog
- 8. jurgis’ son whose death signals the death of his hope going forward
- 12. the best analogy for the city of chicago and packingtown as a whole
- 13. blood _______ often affects the butchers in the winter when their hands are numb
- 18. a large yard near a slaughterhouse to hold cattle before they are to be slaughtered
- 19. character known for strong working man for his kids and wife
- 20. The first jail Jurgis went to after committing assault
- 23. a derogatory term used to describe someone who has been in and out of jail frequently
- 24. Working in this plant will most likely be last job anyone would willingly get in packingtown
- 25. Character who dies shortly after childbirth in the arms of her husband
- 26. a bladed instrument commonly used in the butchering industry
- 27. a method to preserve meats and other goods by sealing them in a container
Down
- 1. when workers stop working to force their bosses to agree to better terms
- 2. was forced to work in a brothel to provide for family, gets addicted to morphine
- 4. a character known for rigging elections by paying his workers to vote a specific way
- 5. Jurgis is sent here multiple times
- 9. the man who took advantage of Ona
- 10. a disease transmitted from infected cattle to people through consumption
- 11. the most challenging time for Jurgis due to the extreme weather conditions
- 14. a political ideology that advocates that the means of production is owned by the community as a whole
- 15. hogs were often hoisted up by one of these by a shackle to begin the slaughtering process
- 16. the act of searching for scandals involving famous people in an underhanded way
- 17. Remains strong even after the loss of 2 of her children
- 18. A beef _______ was in charge of cutting the cow carcass in half
- 20. A ________ knife was used to separate the raw meat from connective tissue and ligaments
- 21. disappears having mostly likely run away from the family to have better luck on his own
- 22. a ________ building designed to be cheap for immigrants to live in