the jungle

               It was in 1906 when the immigrants were living the real life ''jungle'' or like the film

''EL NORTE'', happened a lot before, until now all of these bad things and immigrant stories

are still happening. Each time that stories like these come out people notice them and that's

why laws change, thanks to the books and films. Just as in ''EL NORTE'', immigrants suffer

to get to U.S the same as when they are here. '' Immigrants are just a pair of working

arms''.



            Enrique, from ''EL NORTE'', is an immigrant just like Jurgis from THE JUNGLE, they

are both escaping from suffering in their native countries. They have come to America to

work and survive. Jurgis and Enrique are very hard workers ''Jurgis was confident of his

ability to get work for him self unassisted by any one'', [The jungle pg. 32]. As Enrique

arrives to America he gets work immediately, at a restaurant. Enrique came to America

because he wanted be happy with his sister and fit in some were because they couldn't in

his country, such as Jurgis came to America with his beonce and wanted to marry her but

they couldn't be happy at all and realized living in America isn't easy as they had

thought.  




           Ona is a smart young lady from The Jungle, back in Lithuania she knew how to read

write, just like ''Rosa'' from ''EL NORTE'', she is an also smart lady that is also comes to

America, doesn't know English but comes up with the idea of going to school and taking her

brother Enrique with her. Ona is working independently for her family just as Rosa is, but

their immigrant work is all about physical strength. When Rosa and Enrique have to cross

the border they have to sacrifice something important witch is their mother's necklace, they

have to sell it to pay the coyote, it is kind of like when Ona had to do when her boss made

her do prostitution, but she was just doing it for her family.




           ''Marija'' is from THE JUNGLE, she has faith in hard work and believes that people

can achieve success through their own efforts, just like ''Nacha'' when she is trying to

help Rosa she knows that she will do good in any work that shell get. Nacha is a hard

worker she like other immigrants know that if they don't want problems in America, they

have to work. So when ''Nacha'' and ''Rosa'' or looking for a job they have to say that they

know everything, making immigrants look like all they do is work, poor Marija that's all about

her too, she couldn't even married neither!!