Bread and Roses is a labour movement the shows that it isn’t just about getting enough money to survive, but also getting money to do things that are considered little luxuries, like having extra money to buy roses. Having enough money to put food on the table is a good thing, but when people are constantly living paycheque to paycheque and not having the option to spend money on things such as school, clothes, or other necessitates, you never get the chance to move up on Maslow’s Pyramid. In the movie, Rosa and her sister Maya barely have enough money for the both of them, let alone their entire family. Their main worry is getting food on the table and paying for Rosa’s husband’s medical bills, and not whether or not they should get the latest
