The Jungle Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 31 Summary

Chapter 31 Summary

As soon as Jurgis gets the job at the hotel, he goes to tell Marija that she can quit her job now that he has his. She says that she will not – that this is the only thing she knows, the only place for her. It seems the whole family has either literally died or had their souls die within them. Jurgis is the only one striving for a better existence.

Jurgis goes about his way, telling everyone he can about socialism, and during the next local election, the socialist vote gets more than ever before. He sees a real future for the party. This last chapter is basically a place for Sinclair to argue for the common sense choice of socialism. Jurgis ends the story with complete faith in socialism.