Jurgis approaches the speaker after the talk is over, and he is directed to a man named Ostrinski, who takes him to his home and teaches him the tenets of socialism. Basically, Ostrinski tells him that Packingtown should be put in the hands of the workmen, who are the reason for its success.
Jurgis is totally enamored with the idea of socialism, and he imagines a total takeover of Packingtown. The unions haven't seemed to do enough, Ostrinski.....
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