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    This document provides background information on Tupac Shakur and analyzes his poem "The Rose That Grew From Concrete." It discusses that Tupac was an American rapper and actor born in 1971 who sold over 75 million albums before dying in 1996. His works often explored themes of inner-city violence and hardship. The presentation then analyzes the poem, stating that through symbolism, personification, and paradoxes, the poem shows how people from difficult backgrounds can still succeed through belief in themselves. Key symbols that are analyzed are the rose representing Tupac and the concrete representing the challenges he faced.

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    This document provides background information on Tupac Shakur and analyzes his poem "The Rose That Grew From Concrete." It discusses that Tupac was an American rapper and actor born in 1971 who sold over 75 million albums before dying in 1996. His works often explored themes of inner-city violence and hardship. The presentation then analyzes the poem, stating that through symbolism, personification, and paradoxes, the poem shows how people from difficult backgrounds can still succeed through belief in themselves. Key symbols that are analyzed are the rose representing Tupac and the concrete representing the challenges he faced.

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    The

    Rose That Grew From Concrete


    By: Tupac Shakur

    Presenta(on By:
    Brianna Winn
    Winn
    Period 1
    February 14, 2012

    ArFst Biography
    Born in 1971 / Died in 1996
    American rapper and actor
    Themes of most of his songs:
    violence and hardship in inner
    ciFes, racism, social problems
    Mom and aunt involved in the
    Black Panthers
    Sold over 75 million albums
    and starred in hit movies such
    as Juice (1992), PoeFc JusFce
    (1993), and Above the Rim
    (1994)

    Thesis Statement
    In the poem The Rose That Grew From Concrete,
    Tupac Shakur uses symbolism, personicaFon, and
    paradoxes to show that people who come from
    nothing can sFll succeed if they believe in
    themselves.

    QuesFons
    What does the rose symbolize?


    What does the concrete symbolize?


    What does the rose growing from the
    concrete symbolize?

    The Rose that Grew from Concrete


    Tupac Shakur

    the rose that grew
    Did you hear about

    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 it's dreams,

    it learned to breathe fresh air.

    Long live the rose that grew from concrete

    when no one else ever cared.

    Symbolism
    DeniFon: A person, place, or thing that
    stands for something other than itself
    Examples:
    Rose
    Concrete

    QuesFons:
    Why a rose? What comes to mind when you think
    of a rose?
    Why concrete? What comes to mind when you
    think of concrete?

    PersonicaFon
    DeniFon: When inanimate objects take on
    human traits
    Examples:
    It learned to walk without having feet
    Keeping its dreams
    It learned to breathe fresh air

    QuesFons:
    What does the it stand for?
    What are the human acFons that it performs?

    Paradox
    DeniFon: A contradictory statement that
    actually has an element of truth

    Example: Proving nature's law is wrong it
    learned to walk without having feet. (Cant walk
    without feet)
    Meaning: You can sFll survive and succeed even
    though you have no foundaFon (come from
    nothing)

    You can spend


    minutes, hours, days,
    weeks or even months
    over-analyzing a
    situaFon; trying to put
    the pieces together,
    jusFfying what
    couldve, wouldve
    happened . . . Or you
    can just leave the
    pieces on the oor
    and move the fuck
    on.

    -Tupac

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