Chapter 27

Prompt 1

      Jurgis fell down pretty hard in this chapter. He's begging around for a job, but can't seem to find one. The crowds of unemployed men were only getting bigger, so his chances weren't great. After a while he finally was hired, only to be fired soon after because he wasn't strong enough for the job.

     While Jurgis was on the streets begging, he ran into a woman he met five years ago, who appeared to be well off now; as she was dressed in very fine clothing. She didn't have money on her, but she told Jurgis where Marijia was living. So, Jurgis went off to find where she was. He wasn't in there long before the police raided the place because it was a brothel. 

      They got to talk for a moment before they were all taken to the police station, but I think Jurgis was very taken back by the whole situation. Stanislovas died, Marijia and Elzbieta couldn't keep jobs, and they were living off of Marijia's money from working at the brothel. Jurgis probably felt a pang of guilt knowing that they were doing this horrible stuff now, probably because he left and wasn't supporting them anymore.