The Jungle · Character
Jokubas Szedvilas
A Lithuanian delicatessen owner and old-time Packingtown resident who guides the newly arrived Rudkus family through the yards with the pride of a country squire.
supporting
Also known as Jokubas, ponas Jokubas, Szedvilas
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A fellow Lithuanian who runs a delicatessen and helps the family navigate Chicago.
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He is the family's first bridge to Chicago: a small shopkeeper with many acquaintances, including the special policeman who doles out jobs at Durham's. His pride in the packing district — he claims the landscape even…
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- Other
Character groups
- Rudkus family and friends
- Protagonist
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Jurgis’s desperate plea to Madame Haupt marks the story’s dramatic climax because it represents the absolute n…
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