The novel opens up about the societal problems within a Black teens life, the Black community, and a look at a Black family who’s not perfect nor the ideal look but full of love and open arms.Īngie Thomas’ words always leave a mark in my mind about the reality of society and the world we live in. Societal norms that are formed against Maverick and the other Black teens in the novel to become a failure to society create a force of motivation to beat the odds of Garden Heights that are set against them. With societal norms against Mav–Loyalty, Love, Revenge, and Responsibility become a battle in Mavericks life to become the man he needs to be for his family.
The future is unpredictable, and when the characters are put in the position to decide their fate it reveals the unlawful truths that society has set for them. Concrete Rose gives different perspectives of Black teens and their journeys to adulthood and the limitations that are put on us by society at a young age. As a Black teen though, the standards set out for us are to become a minority in society and to fail. As a Black teen myself, I have encountered similar obstacles that life has thrown at me in different ways. Being a teen father, part of a gang, and finishing school can be stressful to any average teen. Life teaches lessons to Maverick in many forms. Mav’s Life changes drastically as he deals with having a son while trying to balance life as a King Lord, finish school, and be the best father he can be to Seven. But life always has surprises, and Mav’s surprise was the newfound information of becoming a teen father by someone who wasn’t his girlfriend. Through the bad, Mav had his “Fresh-to-death” girlfriend and Brother-like cousin by his side he was in control of everything in his life. His mother worked two jobs while his father was incarcerated, but for Mav that was normal he had to do what he had to do in order to survive. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does the only thing he was taught to do: dealing for the King Lords in order to provide and keep the bills paid in his home with his mother.
For Maverick Carter, life hasn’t always been easy. Angie has a way of entangling her stories with real life events that the reader is able to relate to. Concrete Rose explains the journey that Maverick had to endure in the Garden to become a real man. Concrete Rose gives the readers the chance to understand the real background behind the story of Garden Heights and the questions that plenty of us had about the real Maverick Carter. The Hate U Give gave readers a glance into the life that Maverick Carter had to live in the Garden and Starr’s point of view on his trials and tribulations.
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