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Rose That Grew From Concrete By Tupac Shakur

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The passion of writing the truth, a message that must be written for those who don’t understand the situation of the flow of words in poetry, and reading between the lines can very much be controversial, especially with two sides to the author's persona. The reality of being a young black man from the “ghetto” who lives in America, he tries to strive and achieve much more than the reality around him, with his dream and passion for trying and achieving greatness. However, being born Black doesn’t help for a time, the time to oppressed and still be a person of color. In the collection of poems in the book “The Rose that Grew from Concrete” created by Tupac Amaru Shakur. The message that Shakur tries to express is much simpler with the context of the poem, but yet more direct and complex with its meaning. Tupac Shakur emphasizes the major literary devices to involve the understanding of a easier solution to make people understand the meaning behind the …show more content…

What ironically leads the author to want to emphasize the ideas of his beliefs into the truth about reality and perception. The voice for each poem become me bolder and it emerges from a belief system growing up. During his time, Tupac Shakur was one of the most prominent rappers of all time, notorious for his radical lyrical content and impressive vibrant sound; making a deep change in the hip-hop scene. Shakur’s internalization of the complexity of society stems from a deep involvement of the Black Panther party, though his mother (Afeni Shakur) and stepfather, (Mutulu Shakur) know affiliates about the party. In the poems “In the Depths of Solitude”, “Ambition over Adversity” and “Untitled2”, Shakur expresses the mood of conflict and concern of the reality of what should become the person he wants to become. In line 8, and 9 of “Untitled 2” the author writes “Don’t settle for

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