From Nickole and her Aunt Wanda I think resilient from Tyrell's death. Since Tyrell was a positive outlook on people and doing good for himself I think that made them to strive harder in what they do. If Tyrell was still alive, I think that would not want his mother to be in the predicament she was in before and be would want his cousin to stay focused on school and better herself in life than staying in the environment they were living in Chicago, Illinois. While watching the film, Nickole constantly saying that her mother will say "I do it when I feel like it". She felt like that the more her more kept saying that the more she was not going to get stuff done. That made Nickole think that she needs to work harder for herself and succeed at