Journal Entry #10
Film: Bread and Roses
Bread and Roses focuses on the lives of janitorial workers and their struggles for decent wages, accessible healthcare, and respect. The two sisters, Rosa and Maya, immigrated to Los Angeles from Mexico. Once in the United States they obtained jobs working as janitors for the Angel Cleaning Company. The sisters, along with Maya’s good friend Ruben and numerous other janitors, work extremely hard for very low wages and no health care. One of the most disheartening parts of the movie is the fact that they have a rude, insensitive, disrespectful boss, Perez, played by George Lopez. Perez is an unsympathetic “pocho” type fellow who cares only about his own well being at the expense of the exploi
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