# Jurgis Rudkus — The Jungle character guide

> Jurgis Rudkus in The Jungle by Upton Sinclair.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Jurgis, II Jurgis, VI Jurgis, Poor Jurgis, April Jurgis, Comrade Jurgis

**First appearance:** 0002-i

## Who they are

A Lithuanian immigrant who works in Chicago's meatpacking district, struggling to survive.

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