The Rose That Grew From Concrete Analysis

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Many people go through tough struggles in their lives, but no one really sees it, and most of the time no one really cares. The Rose That Grew From Concrete was written by Tupac Shakur. In this poem the author uses conflict, the characters, and mood to illustrate that just because something shouldn’t happen doesn’t mean that it won’t happen. In this story the main conflict is that the rose is growing out of a crack from the concrete. This is super hard to do and it rarely happens. The rose overcame the laws of nature and it grew out of a very rough place to grow. The conflict relates to the theme because it shows that you can come from a rough place and still end up being amazing character. The main character in this poem is a rose. The

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