Similarities Between Dear Martin And The Rose That Grew From Concrete

Overcoming obstacles is a challenge; sometimes you have to face that challenge alone. “Dear Martin '' by Nic Stone and “The Rose That Grew From Concrete '' by Tupac Shakur are texts that show a theme of overcoming minor and major challenges. The texts develop the same theme in different and similar ways. Characters, point of view, and dialogue are ways that the theme is developed throughout the texts. “Dear Martin'' is a novel about racial discrimination in a young man's life. The main character, Justyce, has to deal with a lot growing up in a rough neighborhood as a young African American individual; he develops as a character after facing scarring events such as the death of his best friend or being shot by a white cop. Stone uses plot to

In the poem, “The Rose That Grew From Concrete '' a rose grows from a random crack in the concrete. The rose adapts to its new environment while sticking out from the rest of the roses. This rose grew on its own, not from a bush not in the dirt but from a crack in the concrete. Shakur uses symbolism to convey his message of overcoming challenges. Through story elements and plot development, both texts show how overcoming obstacles may be hard to do, but it's not an impossible task, especially with the right amount of determination. Justyce’s encounters with Doc and SJ lead Justyce to learn that even though he can get assistance, he can still do it on his own. He got into Yale on his own. The rose has been independent from the very start. It hasn't gotten any help but has learned through the struggles of growing that it can learn on its

Through figurative language and symbolism, the rose has grown and blossomed into this beautiful, independent part of nature. Most roses grow in bushes and from the dirt but this rose is not like the rest. The text reads, “Proving nature’s laws wrong it learned to walk without having feet '' (Shakur 3-4) These lines show how the rose is persevering through harsh conditions and accomplishing what most people would think is impossible or not true. This rose did it all on its own, without anyone's assistance, it proved everyone wrong. The author uses figurative language when saying that the rose learned to walk without having any feet. By using personification the author may have been comparing the rose to a child. When children learn how to walk they are usually encouraged by family, and motivated and they finally do it. However, with the rose, the rose has no feet and has nowhere to go. The way the rose blossoms into a strong, independent flower all on its own shows how even alone, it can accomplish so much. Later in the poem, it states, “Funny it seems but by keeping its dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air.” (Shakur 5-6) These words show how it kept pushing through even if no one else was there to support its dreams, it figured out everything by itself. The rose didn't give