Romero’s Shirt The title of the story is “Romero’s Shirt” because the main character Romero loses his favorite shirt in the story. The shirt that Romero loses is a symbol because it has been a part of life since he bought the shirt when he was twenty years old. When Romero was growing up, his family did not have much, but they made due with what they had. Romero wanted thing to be different for his wife and kids so he gave them whatever he could materially. His shirt that he loses is his favorite shirt because he believes he could go “anywhere and everywhere” with that shirt. () The shirt was his way of showing his hard work to the world. His pride and hard work were symbolized through the shirt because he had own very few things for himself.
