... a job and he had part of the American dream so he was fine. Jurgis and Ona finally marry. Yet, the wedding puts them in debt. Ona finds a job in the canning department. She was overjoyed because all day long she would see starving and poor people come to the stockyards with no jobs available. Jurgis was determined that his family would ... becomes sausages. The companies sell diseased meats to American households. Diseased meat is put with the other meats for packing so many go unchecked. One night Ona does not come home. She informs Jurgis that Connor, her boss, had raped her and threa...

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• Grade Level: High School