Is this thesis statement grammatically correct? Does it flow well? Correct it if not please.

Despite the slum being constantly saturated with violence, the most meaningful theme in “La Limonada” is hope, because it continued to motivate Jonathan Orozco during painful and dark times and the love from his mother sustained his hope.

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.