Across |
3. | A season in which the temperature can rise to the point that makes working in the meat preparation factories stifling and extremely unpleasant |
4. | A substance that is mass produced in factories; it has negative impacts on those that spend long portions of time around it including making it difficult to breathe and having a horrible stench |
7. | A reporter that spreads false information for the purpose of gaining a political/social advantage |
8. | Part of Jurgis' family; well built and hardworking but has since started working as a prostitute to help provide for her family |
12. | Works as a supervisor, but also runs a brothel; apparent grudge against Ona |
13. | A state in which a person cannot or hardly afford basic necessities |
14. | Part of Jurgis' family; has six children; Ona's stepmother |
15. | One of Elzbieta's children; crippled; searches the dumps for food to bring home to his family |
16. | Body of "water" that has various chemicals and other remains mixed into it |
18. | Overweight Dutchwoman that attempted to assist Ona in giving birth after Jurgis persuades her |
19. | A collection of slaughterhouses and areas for workers to sleep |
22. | A state in which only few control a countries system rather than the people and the government |
23. | A person that lives by constantly traveling instead of staying in one place and collecting funds for meals and other necessities as it becomes needed/available |
25. | A season in which the temperature can drop to well below zero, making working conditions deadly |
26. | Caused by lack of food over an extended period of time |
29. | The jail where individuals in the Cook County are sent to serve their time; Jurgis was sent here after attacking Ona's boss, Connor |
30. | A feat that only a select few can have, and many can hope to obtain; corrupt men and women running businesses have plenty of it |
31. | An enclosed space designed to hold livestock |
32. | A feeling of extreme tiredness; many individuals that work in the factories experience this feeling after having to toil for hours |
33. | Jurgis' wife; forced to endure horrible circumstances at a young age; gave birth to a son, Antanas, and was pregnant with a second before passing away during childbirth |