Concrete Rose

by

Angie Thomas

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P-Nut is a “big homie” in the King Lords. Few people like him. He’s fond of making up words and thinks this habit makes him sound smart, but in private, “li’l homies” like Maverick and King make fun of P-Nut for this. After Dre is murdered and Shawn ends up in prison, P-Nut makes himself the crown of the gang. Though he makes a show of respecting Dre’s desire to not make Maverick deal drugs, he also implies that if Maverick makes a fuss for any reason he’ll be forced to deal again. Most offensive to Maverick is the fact that P-Nut doesn’t seem to care when clues point to Red having killed Dre. King plans to oust P-Nut and become the crown sometime after the novel ends.

P-Nut Quotes in Concrete Rose

The Concrete Rose quotes below are all either spoken by P-Nut or refer to P-Nut. 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:
Masculinity and Fatherhood Theme Icon
).
Chapter 10 Quotes

“Weak,” P-Nut says, behind a fake cough. The big homies smirk. I’m nothing but a joke to them.

I storm toward the church. I found Dre with bullets in his head. The least Shawn could do is let me handle the dude who killed him.

But nah. I’m just a li’l kid who can’t live up to his pops’s name.

I’m gon’ prove all them fools wrong one day. Believe that.

Related Characters: Maverick Carter (speaker), P-Nut (speaker), Pops, Dre, King Jr./Li’l Man/Seven, Shawn, Ant
Page Number: 128
Explanation and Analysis:
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P-Nut Quotes in Concrete Rose

The Concrete Rose quotes below are all either spoken by P-Nut or refer to P-Nut. 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:
Masculinity and Fatherhood Theme Icon
).
Chapter 10 Quotes

“Weak,” P-Nut says, behind a fake cough. The big homies smirk. I’m nothing but a joke to them.

I storm toward the church. I found Dre with bullets in his head. The least Shawn could do is let me handle the dude who killed him.

But nah. I’m just a li’l kid who can’t live up to his pops’s name.

I’m gon’ prove all them fools wrong one day. Believe that.

Related Characters: Maverick Carter (speaker), P-Nut (speaker), Pops, Dre, King Jr./Li’l Man/Seven, Shawn, Ant
Page Number: 128
Explanation and Analysis: