Towards the end of the book, Jurgis, who has become increasingly poor over time, accidentally goes to a meeting of the Socialist Party and he discovered: “Even if he were to suffer as before, even if he were to beg and die of hunger, nothing would be the same for him; he would understand it and support it. He would no longer be the play of circumstances, he would be a man, with a will and a goal; he would have a reason to fight, a reason to die, if necessary! (Sinclair 319). The system gave the proletariats something to pursue, granting them “…the expression of their will to survive” (Sinclair 337). Therefore, Sinclair believed that America would be a "land of opportunity" if one worked, but like Jurgis, a man who wanted to work but could not find work, then there was a problem. Many American citizens discovered that they too were victims of the abhorrent way in which capitalist politicians governed their businesses. Thus, socialism flourished among the working class, inspiring thousands to enlist in the socialist party, creating a historic event that permanently transformed