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The Jungle and Things Fall Apart Frederick Douglass once said Where legal expert is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any nonpareil class is made to feel that conjunction is in an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob, and degrade them, neither persons nor property allow for be safe.  Frederick Douglass was a runaway slave turned abolitionist, and while his narrative is quite amazing, what is even more intriguing is that this quote sums up the beginning behind ii books that have nothing to do with slavery or each other. One can conclude, therefore, that oppression, whether by law, in tradition, or by circumstance, is a universal theme.  Its sting knows no bounds, geographical, racial, or otherwise.  The African American slave suffers from the same plight as the impoverished immigrant and the indigenous pluralitys causa to the invasion of Christian missionaries.  Oppression, as a result, is a tie that binds devil very uniqu e novels together, or perhaps, just maybe they are not so different at all.   Their parallels can best be analyze by taking a closer look into the environments, the main characters, and the cooling system symbolism present in The Jungle and Things Fall Apart. The environments of both novels accept in stark contrast with each other one a cosmos of metal and machines, the other a land of straw huts and consummate(a) necessities.  The common theme, however, is painfully simple.  Both cultures are governed by the land, Chicago by the economy and Umuofia by its traditions.  In Chicago, when the economy suffered so did the packing industry.  When the world demanded less meat people would be laid off.  In Umuofia so long as all people lived by the traditions and l... ...tion and all people obeying said traditions.  When the environment crumbles so do the societies that are dependant upon them.  The two main characters are driven men who despite heroi c efforts glide by victims to circumstances they are powerless over.  Jurgis and Okonkwo both fight the good fight, just lose to a world the cares not for their troubles.  Finally, through symbolism the novels authentically come alive.  The symbolism present gives the reader a clear pic of the cruelty that is to befall both men.  It is truly tragic how close these extortionate stories are, a sad testament to dark chapters in time recognise establishments, American economy and Christian missionaries.  If these are the consequences of such highly feeling of establishments, is there anyway to stop oppression from overcoming the world?  It tends to make one think.