Determination and ambition can drive a person to the pathway of success, defeating any hurdles and the challenges that come in the way.
A man can achieve the impossible with his abilities and will even when he is short of resources and has no one to support him. This poem-“A rose that grew from concrete’ is about the struggle of a man who strives hard to make something out of him. The rose is symbolic of the man and the concrete of the ghetto.
The rose growing out of concrete is to describe the man who has raised himself up from the life of the ghetto and made his achievement despite the unfavorable circumstances. The man has given the nature a defeat and proved against the law of nature which says that no one can survive the ghetto and do something.
The man struggled hard to do everything without any support. ‘Without having feet’ is symbolic of no external help available to the man. The poem carries the message of strong will and self-belief for a person to be able to achieve something in life. It is important to keep your dreams alive and your ambitions high in order to reach your aim.
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A man can do much beyond what his surroundings and his living conditions allow him to do if he is determined and works hard to outshine. The poem is an inspiration to those who blame their failure to their environment or to the absence of guidance and support. A man can achieve unsurpassable heights if he keeps confidence in his abilities and is focused on achieving the high aims that he sets for himself. One should not forget to dream high, for dreams give a man the ability to fight the obstacles that come in his way. The dreams helped this man succeed and ultimately live a life that was far more promising and superior to the life of the ghetto. He did not face the innumerable problems in his life away from ghetto and in a way could breathe free.
At the end, the poet is trying to hail the rose which survived in the concrete even when nowhere was concerned of its existence. This means that the man did not get any support from people around him as they bothered the least, but he managed to grow and stand out from the rest due to his own abilities and his hard work. This man is definitely worthy of all the praise as he did something extra-ordinary which seemed impossible in the rough situation he was. To conclude, it is not easy to bear the hard life in a ghetto and it is a big achievement if someone can make something out of himself while living in the ghetto.
Ambition and confidence in one’s abilities is the central idea of the poem. No situations are bigger or stronger than the man himself. Everything can be achieved if you have the skills and the right attitude to get it.