The Jungle Chapters 27 & 28

In chapter 27 the major event is that Jurgis is reunited with Marija. He meets an old friend on the street while begging, and she tells Jurgis where Marija is living downtown. I think that this chance is too small to be coincedence and that its great! It really makes me happy when Jurgis decides to go visit her. Even though his main reason is probably because he needs a home, this action shows a little bit more of the old Jurgis, and I like that hes coming through. Too bad Marija had to resort to becoming a whore to help feed Elbeata and her kids, but sometimes hard times have to resort to that, and since Marija is sending money back, I think it was a wise decision. They all get arrested by the police, but I thought this was odd because later in the day they just continue what they were doing, which made no sense.Marija is sort of trapped there now, but isnt everyone in packing town really?
The argument for Socialism is coming on strong now, as can be seen when Jurgis goes to this meeting thing where a man preaches about all the crime and swindles, and all the flaws in a Capitalistic society. Really simply, he was talking about how "the man" was holding them all down. Less simply however, he speaks about how the laborers do the work, and the rich prosper from it and keep us down and pretty much everything that has happened wrong in Jurgis' life since he came to America. Jurgis agrees and is moved by this. That's 'bout it.