no money left for his little girl to have the Lithuanian wedding of her dreams. More importantly however the two wanted to begin the search for true freedom and along the way they wanted to work "the American way" for fortune. Quickly they left for America, but unlike a normal move to the united states, they did not make this journey alone, they wanted freedom and fortune for all of their family, so they took many members of Ona's family with them. After arriving in America, the family is quickly taken to a place in "Packingtown" to find work. They find out that all immigrants are taken to Packingtown to find work. Packingtown is a section of Chicago where the meat packing industry is centralized. The family's first experience in Packingtown is a tour of the plant, and they see how in America the plants use unbelievable efficiency and speed in order to butcher, cook, pack and ship all of the hog meat that comes into the plant on a daily basis. The family also learns that in America, (Packingtown) no part of any animal is wasted. (The tour guide specifically says "They use everything about the hog except the squeal," The Jungle, page 38).
             Jurgis's brawny build quickly gets him a job at Packingtown working on the cattle killing beds. The other members of the family also find jobs, but nothing quite like Jurgis's. Everyone in the family has to work in order to live in America. The children are fortunate enough to be able to not have to work along with the rest of the family, but they are allowed to attend school, in order to later be successful enough that they will not have to have to work in a factory like Packingtown. At first, Jurgis is happy with his job and America, but he soon learns that corruption, dishonesty, and bribery plague America. (This is not something that he intended to
             find in America). But being the man that Jurgis is he continues to work. Jurgis works at high speeds for long hours
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