People who don't pursue their college education maybe looked down upon. In the poem "Jorge The Church Janitor Finally Quits”, a Honduran immigrant works at a church and faces discrimination. Jorge's dream is to feel appreciated and valued despite him being discriminated against on a day to day basis. For example, at the beginning of line one, Jorge's presence is accurately described as nonexistent when he stated, "No one asks where I am from/ I must be/from the country of janitors” meaning that none of the churchgoers value nor appreciate Jorge because they think they're superior to him (1-3). Jorge continues to strive for the possibilities that may seem out of reach by showing respect, despite him being disrespected by the people in the church. Ultimately, Jorge doesn't achieve the dream because he's regularly discriminated against and he decides to quit his job after being contempt with the way he's been treated. Jorge's character shows how he's fed up when he implies, "maybe the mop /will push on without me”(25-26). Jorge continued to be respectful and continued to work until he reached the brink by quitting his job as a result of the constant intolerances he faced while working at the
People who don't pursue their college education maybe looked down upon. In the poem "Jorge The Church Janitor Finally Quits”, a Honduran immigrant works at a church and faces discrimination. Jorge's dream is to feel appreciated and valued despite him being discriminated against on a day to day basis. For example, at the beginning of line one, Jorge's presence is accurately described as nonexistent when he stated, "No one asks where I am from/ I must be/from the country of janitors” meaning that none of the churchgoers value nor appreciate Jorge because they think they're superior to him (1-3). Jorge continues to strive for the possibilities that may seem out of reach by showing respect, despite him being disrespected by the people in the church. Ultimately, Jorge doesn't achieve the dream because he's regularly discriminated against and he decides to quit his job after being contempt with the way he's been treated. Jorge's character shows how he's fed up when he implies, "maybe the mop /will push on without me”(25-26). Jorge continued to be respectful and continued to work until he reached the brink by quitting his job as a result of the constant intolerances he faced while working at the