... institution at this point in time. It helps few to rise, but causes many to betray others. The government corrupts society and those who work for it. Sinclair writes: ...He, Scully, would elect him with the "sheeny's" money, and the Republicans might have the glory.... In return for this the Republicans would agree to put up no candidate the following year ... came up for reelection as the other alderman for the ward. (259) Capitalism plays a big role in government affairs. It helps move others forward in politics. Scully is able to pull this off because he holds a high position and has...

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... attacks him and gets thrown in jail. Through prisoners, Jurgis meets Harper, a vote buyer for the corrupt politicians. He receives a job in the stockyards for his support of a Republican candidate, Scully. During a strike, Jurgis makes a good wage and is promoted to a boss. Upon seeing Connor, he attacks him and is thrown in jail. Harper can do nothing for him because Connor ... is a friend of Scully. So he is told to leave the area when they get him out of jail. Jurgis learned that Marija has become a prostitute. She stated she had to because they could ... ...

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... ,316) Jurgis had just recently become part of the Democratic machine of Chicago politics, and his job was to manipulate the political system in order to assure power for Mike Scully and other politicians and capitalist that ran the city. To the supremacy, the Socialist party represented a political threat that must be extinguished through buying votes and rigging the system. In ... ...

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... and he stumbled upon Connor he again attacked him and went to jail. He calls upon a friend to bail him out and finds out that Connor is good friends with Scully so he has to get out of town and he does. Giving his so called friend all his money to get out of jail Jurgis has no money left and ... ...

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... uses the hero Jurgis to explain in further depth the principles of both capitalism and socialism. As part of his plunge into underworld activities, Jurgis becomes a political stooge for Mike Scully and later turns into a "scab", or strikebreaker, at his best. Sinclair uses Jurgis' activities to expose the corrupt functioning of the capitalist system as a whole. Later, completely down and out ... ...

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