The moods of "We Real Cool" and "Invictus" are similar because they represent a group or a person that is struggling to break free from a society that is oppressing them. In "We Real Cool", the boys are clearly looked down upon in society as troublemakers or 'thugs', when they're just trying to get by. In "Invictus", the narrator is struggling through "the night that covers" him and trying to break free. The endings are different though, because "We Real Cool" has a pessimistic ending while "Invictus" has a strong, optimistic ending. In "We Real Cool", it's clear that the boys are in danger of dying soon while in "Invictus" the narrator is determined to make his own way and forge his own path.
