Analysis Of Alabanza In Praise Of Local 100

Blood trickled down people’s faces as they were running out of the intoxicating building. However, did anybody cared to think about the immigrant workers who did not even have a chance of surviving? “Alabanza: In Praise of Local 100” by Martín Espada, is a poem in praise of immigrants who worked in the Window on the World restaurant. Throughout Espada’s piece, the author committed himself in representing, and celebrating the lives and stories of those who have dealt with a tragic loss in that period of time. Moreover, the poet successfully tells a story, and respectfully shows his emotions, logic and credibility for the individuals who were involved. Likewise, he does not hesitate to argue how the society has lacked knowledge when it came to …show more content…
Additionally, the poet expresses strong emotions and Holy Spirit when using repetition on the word “Alabanza”, sending a clear message to take time to praise above God, and to appreciate and honor the recognition of the lost lives. It is inferred that the poet has a strong character and has accomplished, by verbally presenting to the audience, the unthinkable. Espada mentions, “Praise the great windows where immigrants…” (391) which significantly affects his poem, since the author believes that the working-class deserved praise. In other words, the poet creates this imagery of how they jeopardized many circumstances so they could come to the United States with bravery and live an immigrant’s difficult life. Espada helps the audience illustrate scenarios of what could be a life of the lower classmen. They came to work, they covered the shifts of ill coworkers, take any negativity from their managers or customers, and still got unfairly results for something they thought was right, which was coming to America. Indeed, Espada has taken the form of the poem and reconstructed the concept of praise to touch hearts and acknowledge the pain of …show more content…
In fact, he observed how the bigger heroes overshadowed restaurant workers, so his intention was to send the message on how lower class individuals who died in the attack, deserve recognition as well as anyone else. (392) He knew that minorities needed to work twice as hard as others in order to have a chance to prosper in the United States. The poet points out how so many people were ignorant when the subject of the terrorist attack came along, which lead to hoping that somehow this negative outcome could help the society become a more peaceful environment. An environment that values human life to a greater extent. Political poetry is not only a literary work that creates a particular political statement, but also poetry that precisely reflects the way poor or working class individuals live, and reflects the racial dynamic in this