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