Blue Collar Brilliance Analysis
Chad Oliver
Mrs. Tally
English 1100
The Working Class
In the essay “Blue-Collar Brilliance” written by Mike Rose, he begins to talk about how Blue-Collar workers are smarter than what society put them out to be. Rose talks about his mother and how she has to member a lot of martial during the work period. Rose also talks about his uncle that started as a regular worker and worked his way up to supervising the paint-and-body line. This is where Rose came to see that Blue-Collar workers are smart they aren’t just given the credit. I agree with rose I Think that Blue-Collar workers are just as smart as the other classes of workers it’s about applying yourself.
Rose grew up watching his mother Rosie at a local restaurant that she worked at, Rose seen his mother tackle more than one task at a time. He saw her solve problems within her normal workflow. “She stood at …show more content…
His grandfather became well know in this town he could fix anything, “he was a master electrician, plumber, carpenter, mason, mechanic” (New York CNN) meaning even with no education anyone could work Blue-Collar jobs, but he performed these jobs/duties with no education and he worked just as hard as the people who got their education for these jobs. Rowe also sees that higher education is pointless to an extent because you can work at all these amazing jobs with no education. Mike Rowe also experience some Blue-Collar jobs if you ever seen the show “Dirty Jobs” he goes around preforming a lot of Blue-Collar jobs with no experience, but he learns a lot of the duties that the workforce requires and he wouldn’t have learned all these qualities sitting inside a classroom. Now Mike Rowe has qualities that could make he a hero just like his grandfather because he is skilled in so many different job
Mrs. Tally
English 1100
The Working Class
In the essay “Blue-Collar Brilliance” written by Mike Rose, he begins to talk about how Blue-Collar workers are smarter than what society put them out to be. Rose talks about his mother and how she has to member a lot of martial during the work period. Rose also talks about his uncle that started as a regular worker and worked his way up to supervising the paint-and-body line. This is where Rose came to see that Blue-Collar workers are smart they aren’t just given the credit. I agree with rose I Think that Blue-Collar workers are just as smart as the other classes of workers it’s about applying yourself.
Rose grew up watching his mother Rosie at a local restaurant that she worked at, Rose seen his mother tackle more than one task at a time. He saw her solve problems within her normal workflow. “She stood at …show more content…
His grandfather became well know in this town he could fix anything, “he was a master electrician, plumber, carpenter, mason, mechanic” (New York CNN) meaning even with no education anyone could work Blue-Collar jobs, but he performed these jobs/duties with no education and he worked just as hard as the people who got their education for these jobs. Rowe also sees that higher education is pointless to an extent because you can work at all these amazing jobs with no education. Mike Rowe also experience some Blue-Collar jobs if you ever seen the show “Dirty Jobs” he goes around preforming a lot of Blue-Collar jobs with no experience, but he learns a lot of the duties that the workforce requires and he wouldn’t have learned all these qualities sitting inside a classroom. Now Mike Rowe has qualities that could make he a hero just like his grandfather because he is skilled in so many different job