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* [[Author Tract]]: In favor of Sinclair's socialist beliefs; this is made especially obvious towards the end.
* [[Bank Run]]: Marija sets aside money from her job as a meat cutter in a savings account, but is leery of the entire banking system. During a panic, Marija manages to withdraw everything before the bank runs out of cash; others behind her are less fortunate. She then is worried that someone will try to steal from her, after the bank run caused her to miss two days of work to withdraw her assets.
* [[Bank Run]]: A run on a bank is one of many causes of the characters' suffering.
* [[Child by Rape]]: Quite possibly {{spoiler|the child Ona dies giving birth to, given the numerous times she went to visit her former boss for him to rape her, combined with the possible lessening of hers and Jurgis's sex life.}}
* [[Crapsack World]]: An archetypal one.
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