In reading the fourth chapter, I felt happy because it seemed like everything was going well for Jurgis, Ona and their family. Marija receives a job where she paints labels on cans and she earns nearly two dollars a day. Also, Jurgis suggested that the children go to school and get an education. I think this is a wonderful idea because knowledge is power and the children will be able to get higher income jobs all because they attended school when they were young. One question I had was. why was Jurgis, Ona and their family so cautious about purchasing their new house? I believe they acted this way because they have never signed a contract for before. Also, they could have gotten cheated out of money in the past, so this time they were going to make sure that that didn't happen again. I liked this chapter because it made me feel hope for the family and their future.
While reading the fifth chapter, I felt disappointed in the way Americans worked. Examples of this are that employees would pack unsafe meat for consumption and complained about their jobs. My question is, why would the owners of the packing plant let working conditions become increasingly unsafe? I think owners were lazy and it would take to much time and effort to make things safer. Also, I think it would take a lot of money and this would cut into the company's profit. I disliked this chapter because Jurgis, Ona and their family were now realizing some truths about jobs in America.
When reading the sixth chapter, I felt very mad when Jurgis, Ona and their entire family were lied to by the realtor about having to pay interest on their new home. The additional eight dollars for interest would create a hardship on the family to make the payments. One question I had was, why did Ona have to pay ten dollars to the forelady in order to get a job? I think the forelady was taking advantage of immigrants who don't understand how things work in America. Also, I think that the lady was struggling for money herself and this was a way to earn extra income. I disliked this chapter because employers were taking advantage of immigrants by lying and cheating them out of wages.
when reading your response i felt as if you knew what you were talking about but you had stuff that should've been together but instead it was mixed around.
ReplyDeletethis is a really good response! its obvious that you read and understood the text. i liked your deatail but i think some thins might have been mixed up
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