The story begins with the marriage of Jurgis Rudkus and Ona Lukoszaite, two Lithuanian immigrants who imiigrated to America, along with select members of their extended family, to make a new life for themselves in the prosperous American city of Chicago. The wedding between Jurgis and Ona left the family in great debt. To pay this, the naive Jurgis intended to work tediously to make more money. He finds jobs doing tedious labor in the plants throughout Chicago. Like Jurgis, the rest of his family moved in and ou

Jurgis’ optimisim faded over time. As each day passed, a new obstacle stood in the family’s way. Jurgis broke his ankle, leaving him unable to work for weeks on end and eventually causing the loss of his job completely. Death in the family, the poor living conditions of their “rental” home, countless hidden charges, street life and little schooling for Teta Elzbieta’s children, rape, and alcoholism plagued the family. Eventually, the family fell apart and all was lost.

t of dangerous, low paying jobs to make enough income to live and pay off their debt. At first, Ona, her step mother, Teta Elzbieta, and Teta Elzbieta’s children were not permitted to work, but Jurgis soon came to find that for the family to survive, they would all need jobs, but he was still hopeful and longed for the day that they

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