The Law of the Jungle

<div class=Section1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in'><spanstyle='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>This is a work of fiction.All characters are the creation of the author; any attempt to relate them toany person or event is purely the doing of the reader. Names of places are usedto give realism to the work.</span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in'><istyle='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>THE LAW OF THE JUNGLE</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'> is a lively commentary on life in the slums ofKingston which captures the odd mixture of humor and violence that was part ofeveryday life. The drama unfolds as a conflict between two ghetto gangs duringthe early nineteen seventies.</span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in'><spanstyle='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>The peculiar imagery of theKingston slums is cast against a background of violence religion and politicsas the gangs waged war in the city. The violence spun out of control when somepoliticians exploited it for personal benefit. Counter measures by theauthorities proved ineffective in stopping the spread of disorder. The effortof the town's revivalist preacher to shield some of the neighborhood's youthfrom the carnage that engulfed the city proved mildly successful. </span></p><p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></p></div>