For this family, it's taken two and a half years of life in Packingtown for everything horrible to come to a head. Jurgis now finds himself in jail. At first, Jurgis is exceedingly proud of himself for beating Connor up. Then he realizes that he will certainly lose his job while he is in jail, and plus, nothing is going to repair Ona's sense of well being.
In his heart, Jurgis knows they will lose the house, and more, he knows now that Ona will die. He is sure that things will never be the same between them again, no longer how much he pleads with her and says that the situation was not her fault.
Christmas comes while Jurgis is in jail. Jurgis realizes that "their" Christmas, the Christmas of those who have.....
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