Jurgis talked lightly about work, because he was young. They told him stories about the breaking down of men, there in the stockyards of Chicago, and of what had happened to them afterward–stories to make your flesh creep, but Jurgis would only laugh. He had only been there four months, and he was young, and a giant besides. There was too much health in him. He could not even imagine how it would feel to be beaten. –from The Jungle by Upton Sinclair Read the quotation to the left. Which of these adjectives best describes Jurgis's attitude? Check all of the boxes that apply. Confident afraid fearless timid shocked