Appreciate All

APPRECIATE ALL

      Martin Espada’s poem, “Jorge the Janitor Finally Quits”, portrays the importance of loving and appreciating all people, no matter how much of a difference they are making. Jorge in the poem is a janitor, a job that normally doesn’t receive much attention. He says, “No one asks where I’m from. I must be from the country of janitors.” He cleans the floors and bathrooms and no one ever seems to care about him. Guests show no respect towards him when they are around him. Even though his job isn’t outrageous like finding a cure to cancer, he is still helping many people in little ways. The bumper sticker, “APPRECIATE ALL”, well suites this poem because it represents the importance of appreciating all people, no matter what job they have. Jorge received no gratitude as a janitor and at the end of the poem, he finally quits his job.