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Adreanna is Dre’s three-year-old daughter with Keisha and until Dre dies, she’s the light of his life. She’s a happy, funny child whose presence inspires Dre to try hard to be the best father he can be. She adores Seven and insists on seeing him every time she spends time around Maverick.
Adreanna Quotes in Concrete Rose
The Concrete Rose quotes below are all either spoken by Adreanna or refer to Adreanna. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 3 Quotes
“You good?”
Hell no. My life got thrown into a blender and I’m left with something I don’t recognize. On top of that, I’m suddenly somebody’s pops and I wish I had my pops.
Nah, man. I can’t freak out. I gotta handle mine, on some G shit. “I ain’t tripping.”
“You know it’s okay to be scared, right?”
“Scared of what? A li’l baby?”
“Of all the stuff that come with having a li’l baby,” Dre says. “First time I held Adreanna, I cried. She was so beautiful, and she was stuck with me for a father.”
I look at my son, and damn, I feel that.
“I decided I was gon’ be the kind of father she deserved,” he says. “I had to man up. That’s what you gotta do, Mav. Man up.”
“Fool, I’m a man already,” I say.
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When Dre comes to visit Maverick and learns that Li’l Man is Maverick’s son, Dre dispenses some parenting advice. Throughout the passage, it’s important to pay attention to the two very different ways Maverick thinks and talks about suddenly being thrust into full-time parenthood. At times, Maverick’s “gotta handle” his situation on his own and is “a man already.” With this, he tries to present himself as what he believes is appropriately masculine: he’s in charge, he knows what he’s doing, and he’s mature enough to handle being a father. But at the same time, in private, Maverick wishes his Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accusantium iusto voluptas. Totam quae corporis. Impedit non ut. Incidunt rerum est. Aperiam doloremque eum. Animi soluta perspiciatis. Ut minima autem. Modi omnis iure. Sint qui qui. Qui similique praesentium. Ex consequatur magnam. Aliquid iste enim. Sequi aut maxime. Adipisci voluptate et. Voluptas suscipit alias. In et eveniet. Eaque et repelle
Chapter 10 Quotes
Pops told me the other day that grief something we all gotta carry. I never understood that till now. Feel like I got a boulder on my back. It weigh down my whole body, and I be wanting to cry out to make the pain go away.
Men ain’t supposed to cry. We supposed to be strong enough to carry our boulders and everybody else’s.
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On the morning of his cousin Dre’s funeral, Maverick thinks about Pops saying that grief is something people have to physically carry. For Maverick, this manifests as feeling like he’s carrying around a boulder. In Maverick’s understanding, men aren’t supposed to cry or show any emotion. They’re supposed to be stoic, ignoring their own personal needs for the good of their family and the community. Indeed, Maverick goes on to explain exactly who needs his support. He lists Ma, Dre’s parents, Keisha, and Adreanna—and he implies that they deserve help and support more than he does. But although Maverick thinks Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Re
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Adreanna Character Timeline in Concrete Rose
The timeline below shows where the character Adreanna appears in Concrete Rose. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
...messed up in their relationship once, and it was a huge mistake. Dre’s three-year-old daughter, Adreanna, teases Maverick for losing, and Dre picks Adreanna up. Lisa asks if everyone is going...
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Chapter 3
...formula and diapers for the weekend and says that she’s going to try to borrow Adreanna’s crib to set up in Maverick’s room. Maverick protests that King Jr. is going to...
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...that Iesha left while he and Ma changed Li’l Man’s diaper. Dre sighs and offers Adreanna’s old crib and stroller.
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...she’s gone, Dre tells Maverick that fatherhood is a “trip.” He can’t imagine life without Adreanna, even though she’s a wild three-year-old. He says he’s going to miss her in the...
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...it all up. Dre acknowledges that he deals, but he hates having to provide for Adreanna that way. He wants Maverick to do better and get a job at Wal-Mart, which...
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Chapter 4
...in a “dark place.” Maverick remembers that according to Ma, Keisha had postpartum depression after Adreanna was born. Iesha sounds like she’s going through the same thing. She insists that she...
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Chapter 5
When Maverick asks when Adreanna started to sleep well, Dre laughs and says it’ll be bad for a while. He...
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Chapter 10
...else, especially when everyone else is already crying. So Maverick throws himself into caring for Adreanna, Keisha, Ma, and Dre’s parents.
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...around. Ma and Moe hold hands as they talk to some of Ma’s cousins, while Adreanna laughs. She doesn’t seem to understand she’s at her daddy’s funeral. Maverick puts his head...
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Chapter 20
...growing on Dre’s grave. Maverick sits against the headstone and picks up a drawing that Adreanna made. It makes him cry. He talks to Dre and says that things are hectic,...
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...he’ll have to go to summer school. Maverick gives Dre an update on Keisha and Adreanna, and then the tears come. He imagines Dre telling him it’s okay, but Maverick knows...
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Chapter 24
...then Maverick drives to a Chinese restaurant near campus. Inside, as Maverick looks for Keisha, Adreanna runs to him and asks where her “Sevy” (Seven) is. Lisa laughs. Maverick and Lisa...
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After everyone orders, Adreanna tells Maverick all about preschool and her boyfriend. Maverick jokes that he’ll have to talk...
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Chapter 29
...Lisa’s belly and remembers Dre telling him that he cried the first time he held Adreanna. He cried because she was stuck with him for a father, and he wanted to...
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Epilogue
...Maverick suggests they name the baby Mavericka and insists it’s no different than Dre naming Adreanna after himself, but Ma and Lisa refuse. Ma grabs a bottle of wine—she’s not heading...
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