The mining community


The sequence 'bread and roses' in my opinion is a true reflection on how the director wanted the mining community to be represented, this scene not only draws upon the theme of unity but also how proud these communities are of their heritage. 
The original meaning of the song bread and roses came from a speech from Rose Schneiderman, a line in that speech "The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too." 
The slogan pairing bread and roses, appealing for both fair wages and dignified conditions, found resonance as transcending "the sometimes tedious struggles for marginal economic advances" in the "light of labor struggles as based on striving for dignity and respect". 
Also we believe that they are represented as being isolated from the rest of the county, not because Pride is set in a rural area but because the mining community has been bullied by the government.