Madame Haupt, an obese Dutch midwife, wearing a filthy blue wrapper with black teeth came to assist Ona upon Jurgis adamant request. I concur that Madame Haupt can be described as a round character when she accept Jurgis’ invitation to assist Ona in giving birth. However, under the atrocious environment of the house, Ona died with the baby. 2. One of the most moving passages in this novel is Sinclair’s description of Jurgis’ grief over Ona’s death. Study the following paragraph and find an example of a simile and a metaphor. “The word rang through him like the sound of a bell, echoing in the far depths of him, making forgotten chords to vibrate, old shadowy fears to stir – fears of the dark, fears of the void, fears of annihilation. She was dead! She was dead! He would never see her again, never hear her again! An icy horror of loneliness seized him; he saw himself standing apart and watching all the world fade away from him – a world of shadows, of fickle dreams. He was like a little child, …show more content…
To Jurgis, an inexperienced new worker, he immediately discover that the healthy of the workers does not matter. The only thing that matter in the factory is the profits that the workers can produce. More steel production equals more benefits for big business owners. 3. How does Jurgis hurt his hand? What injustice of capitalism does this incident illustrate? In what way does Jurgis’ injury benefit him? Jurgis hurt his hand when the machine blows out spraying fire and melted steel over two men.This incident illustrate the injustice of capitalism by displaying the ignorant of the factory owners towards the wellbeing of the workers in the factories. In addition, Jurgis’ injury benefit him because he received a doctor’s note to rest for eight days without getting fired. 4. What theme(s) does Sinclair present in the following