Tupac Shakur wrote:
“Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature’s law is wrong it learned to walk without having feet. Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared.”
Choose at least four characters from The Hate U Give and relate each character’s dilemma to what you believe to be the poem’s theme. In your answer, refer to specific examples from both the poem and the text. You may explore a theme discussed in class, or feel free to examine a theme of your choice.