Prompt 1
Regardless of the fact that Ona and her family were considered "expendable", they were still super excited to have jobs. From obtaining these jobs, they all gained a feeling of self-pride because they were making money, too, just like Jurgis!
Marija got a job as a can painter and was very excited; however, she got upset when she found out she took the place of some old Irish lady who had that job for 15 years, but got canned. And Dede was also excited about getting a job, even if he was working in the pickle room. The downside to Dede's situation is that he had to give a third of his salary to the guy who found him the job; so, realistically, he wasn't making a whole lot of money. With Jurgis, a guy injured his leg, and he [Jurgis] was told to do that man's job. Dede and Jurgis' situations really show how expendable people were in that time!
Basically this is all true.
ReplyDeleteYou make me laugh.
DeleteI thought the same. I sucked for them to find out the down falls of the world that they live in.
ReplyDeleteThat really does suck though. It probably made them feel really guilty about their jobs, but they really needed them so what can you do?
ReplyDeleteThat really does suck though. It probably made them feel really guilty about their jobs, but they really needed them so what can you do?
ReplyDeleteFor the family to stick together was nice. They needed the money and they went out and got jobs, no matter how hard it was.
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