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2Pac - Family Tree

By Peter Georgacopoulos

Family Tree

by Tupac Amaru Shakur

Because we all spring

from different trees

does not mean

we are not created equally

Is the true beauty in the tree

or in the vast forest in which it breathes

the tree must fight 2 breed

among the evils of the weeds

I find greatness in the tree

that grows against all odds

it blossoms in darkness

and gives birth 2 promising pods.

I was the tree who grew from weeds

and wasn't meant 2 be

ashamed I'm not in fact I am proud

of my thriving family tree

Paraphrase

The poem means we are all different and come from different mothers.

That does not mean we can’t get along and that were not equal. Tupac is saying that we are all equal despite our family tree. It’s what matters in the inside not the outside. It’s what their personality and their own special self that matters. It may be tough to live in a bad environment but you can still be successful.

Figurative Language

“Because we all spring from different trees” Metaphor. The metaphor is the trees are people.

“...or in the vast forest in which it breathes

the tree must fight 2 breed” Personification because trees don't breath.

“I was the tree who grew from weeds” Metaphor. The 2Pac is replaced by a tree.

Figurative Language

Sound Devices

Rhymes “Is the true beauty in the tree

or in the vast forest in which it breathes

the tree must fight 2 breed

among the evils of the weeds” Breaths and weeds rhyme.

Sound Devices

Title

The writer chose this title because the poem is like his family, since he is referring people to trees, he added tree. Also because a family tree is also someone's family. He is referring to his own family tree, saying how he was different from others and still succeeded.

Theme

You can thrive even in the harshest environments, against all odds. We are all equal despite people's family trees. You can make something out of nothing and change your circumstances even if you not from wealthy families. You must ignore all the people trying to bring you down. It’s what’s about the inside and not the outside.

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