A Horrible Business (Chapter 28)

In this chapter you get a look behind the scenes at what happens in the Brothels. Girls are kidnapped and drugged. At this point, they are either to high or passed out and get raped. Some of the women are their because it is all they can do to support their family, like Marija. It is a horrible and cruel life that people are forced into. At the end of the Chapter Jurgis goes to a political meeting, and hears views about how the Socialist party can help rid of the problems of the packing industry.