# Ostrinski — The Jungle character guide

> Ostrinski in The Jungle by Upton Sinclair.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Comrade Ostrinski

**First appearance:** 0028-xxvii

## Who they are

A Polish socialist who educates Jurgis about the movement.

## Relationships

### [Jurgis Rudkus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jungle_se/characters/jurgis_rudkus)

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Ostrinski is a socialist organizer who helps Jurgis understand the labor movement and find purpose in collective action.

### [Jurgis Rudkus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jungle_se/characters/jurgis_rudkus)

_friendship_

Ostrinski is a socialist organizer who helps Jurgis understand the labor movement and find purpose in collective action.

### [Jurgis Rudkus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jungle_se/characters/jurgis_rudkus)

_friendship_

Ostrinski is a socialist organizer who helps Jurgis understand the labor movement and find purpose in collective action.

## In the story

### [Chapter XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jungle_se/chapters/xxix)

Ostrinski, a pants-finisher and socialist, hosts Jurgis in his cramped home and explains the principles of socialism, the class struggle, and the need for worker organization.

### [The Convert's Crusade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jungle_se/chapters/xxx)

Jurgis visits him to share news of his job; reveals that Tommy Hinds is a Socialist organizer.

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