The Jungle Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. Jungle The metaphorical term used to refer to the chaos and life in Packingtown
  2. 6. The setting of most of the novel and where immigrant dreams come to die an awful death
  3. 8. A movement based upon workers rights and economic equality
  4. 11. What is called for by Sinclar in the end chapters, the common man must rise up against the powerful
  5. 12. The only goal of meatpacking owners, “obtain at all costs”
  6. 13. Using physical force to inflict damage against someone or something
  7. 16. Term used to describe the working, eating, and living conditions present throughout the novel
  8. 17. Overcrowded living areas, such as the homes in Packingtown
  9. 19. Dream The goal of immigrants who come to America for a better life
  10. 25. Fraudulent and illegal conduct by those in charge in Packingtown and Chicago
  11. 27. Organizations intended to defend and supports workers against unfair businesses
  12. 28. Change What socialism and progressives push for to bring better life to all
  13. 29. The overworked men who keep afloat the system that makes Packingtown run
  14. 30. Term used to describe Upton Sinclair and his uncovering of the meatpacking industry
  15. 31. The federal organization formed from the response to The Jungle’s representation of the meat and food packing industry
  16. 32. What is overdrawn from the overworked, lowly workingman
  17. 34. The inner desire that drives the corruption that exists in Chicago
Down
  1. 1. System in which the people decide how it is controlled
  2. 2. The call between workers to abstain from working in order to petition for better working conditions or improved pay
  3. 3. Those who run the government of the city, primarily corrupt in their dealings
  4. 5. The overuse of the common worker by the upper class for personal gain
  5. 7. Believes in a dream that ultimately fails him
  6. 9. The control of everything within an industry; exists extensively in Packingtown
  7. 10. Country left in order to try to obtain the American Dream
  8. 14. An animal that is commonly mistreated in order to keep Packingtown running
  9. 15. Where immigrants come for a better life but corruption runs rampant to battle this dream
  10. 16. The expression of disagreement and protest
  11. 18. An densely populated area in which high crime and poverty rates exist
  12. 20. The holding area for the thousands of animals waiting to be mistreated before death
  13. 21. A theme in the novel, the state of having very little wealth or goods
  14. 22. A perpetual idea and theme in the novel, used as basis behind decisions made
  15. 23. Is harmful and fatal in some cases, runs rampant in Packingtown
  16. 24. The point at which Antanas dies and the total destruction of Jurgis family finishes
  17. 26. Sinclar An important proponent of the Socialism movement
  18. 33. Abused and used by the system in order to help Jurgis obtain his dream