Plunge into the unforgiving world of Chicago’s meatpacking district in Upton Sinclair’s harrowing exposé, The Jungle. Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian immigrant filled with hope, arrives in America with his family only to be swallowed whole by the brutal reality of the industrial slaughterhouse. Witness the backbreaking labor, the unsanitary conditions, and the ruthless exploitation that shatters Jurgis’s dreams. The Jungle is a powerful indictment of the industrial food system, a social awakening cry that continues to resonate today.