chapter 31

this chapter made me happy and sad. i am happy because this is the last chapter and we can all finally move on. but, i feel sorry for jurgis' sister, marija. she is still a prostitute and plans on being one for the rest of her life. because she is addicted to morphine, and being in poverty, the brothel is the only place where she can get morrphine. i know it sounds like im am promoting it, but the truth hurts. in this time there was no rehab, esspecially for those in poverty, so marija has no choice but to stay at the brothel. but i dont see why that journalist or whatever from that magazine went with jurgis. he does not support socialism but he goes anyway. i think that this says alot for jurgis because it must have taken alot of persuasion to get a capitalist to come to a meeting. i am not suprised though, that there really is no happy ending. jurgis throughout the entire book had never had long lasting good luck. so it comes to no suprise to me that nothing has changed