Ona dies in childbirth from blood loss at the age of eighteen; for lack of money to pay for a doctor; and soon after their first child drowns in the muddy street, causing Jurgis to flee the city in utter despair and turn to drinking.
Ona dies in childbirth from blood loss at the age of eighteen; for lack of money to pay for a doctor; she has to rely on the greedy and incompetent Madame Haupt, whose carelessness leads to her death. Soon after their first child drowns in the muddy street, causing Jurgis to flee the city in utter despair and turn to drinking.