The novel The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas is built upon the idea of justice for the oppressed and unfortunate. In the story, a black teen named Khalil is brutally shot and killed by a white police officer in an act of racism. Khalil was pulled over for a broken tail light and was unarmed. The cop claimed that he saw Khalil had a gun, but he was unarmed. The public took the story as an act of violent racism as Khalil was black and the cop was white. Khalil was just a young teen who had his whole life ahead of him and did not deserve to die. In retaliation for the situation, people started protesting to get justice for Khalil and bring punishment to the cop who shot him. I agree with how justice is represented in this story because this is like
In the book The Hate You Give" by Angie Thomas, pages 420–444 are about Starr, King, and Maverick,Hailey. They just got done protesting after the grand jury did not put the cop on trial for killing Kahlil. While Starr was protesting, looters started destroying all the shops in the neighborhood, including her dad’s shop. (419) This caused King to be arrested because the neighborhood teamed up blaming King for burning down Maverick's shop.
Starr Carter is the protagonist in the book The Hate U Give written by Angie Thomas, and she is resilient. In the book, Starr faced her fears, believes in her abilities and she is also optimistic to what’s happening around her. Starr is optimistic. When Ms. April Ofrah said “Despite a credible eyewitness account, the police department has no intentions of arresting the officer who murdered this young man” (128), Starr was flabbergasted. The young man who got shot by the officer was Khalil.
“The Hate U Give” By Angie Thomas showcases Starr Carter’s struggle to find her voice and speak out after her childhood friend, Khalil Harris, was murdered at the hands of the police. In the beginning she is afaid to speak out, and tell people what really happened that night, but with support from her family and friends she finds her courage and promises never to be silent again. In chapter sixteen Starr is doing an anonymous interview on a national news program. Her attorney, Ms. Ofrah, told her that she needs to fight with her voice.
“The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas is a gritty, in-your-face novel that perfectly describes what it’s like to be in the middle of a social justice movement. Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter’s life is flipped upside down when she witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil by a cop. She suddenly finds herself living a double life, where at home she advocates for the Black Lives Matter movement and at school, she fights to be seen as normal despite being one of the only black students in a mostly-white school. A major theme throughout the book is identity. Starr finds herself balanced between two worlds, privilege and poverty, unable to make the leap into either one.
Fiction is needed to develop other forms of thinking and to expand creativity. Fiction novels could help students view things from different perspectives. It may help us in a similar situation from the book for example,in the book “The hate u give “ by Angie Thomas there is a situation with police brutality and the way he handled it can inspire others to do the same or we could see where it went wrong and not do that. A young African American male is shot and killed by a white policeman. Garden Heights residents come together in the face of unspeakable tragedy which reflects the strong sense of community felt by those who live in Garden Heights.
Most people can identify problems in a community but can never make a change. People always expect someone else to make the change. People like Big Mav from Novel “The Hate U Give” are motivated by fear. Just like Ron Finley from the video “A Guerrilla Garden in South Central” who is also motivated by his fear. Big Mav and Ron Finley are motivated by their fear to speak their mind.
In the novel The Hate U Give written by Angie Thomas, The main character Starr struggles with speaking out about the death of her childhood friend Khalil due to threats from gangs, police, and not wanting to betray her community. The novel is mostly about the crooked shooting of Khalil by a police officer, and how Starr reacts. Throughout this book, Starr deals with fear of speaking out about her friend’s death and what really happened the night of the crime. One of the biggest reasons for Starr's fearfulness of speaking out about the death of Khalil is because of the gangs within the community she lives in.
In Angie Thomas's novel "The Hate U Give," the characters of Starr Carter and Kenisha Green demonstrate different critical lenses, with Starr embodying the lens of the "ethnocentric" and Kenisha representing the lens of the "cultural relativist." These differing perspectives ultimately impact the narrative by highlighting the complexities of the Black Lives Matter movement and the need for empathy and understanding in the fight for justice. The novel "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas tells the story of Starr Carter, a 16-year-old girl who witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend, Khalil, by a police officer. The novel deals with themes of racial injustice, police brutality, and activism and are based on the Black Lives Matter
This powerful quote reflects the pain and frustration experienced by the main character, Starr, as she deals with the unjust killing of her friend by a police officer. Her words capture the deep sense of injustice felt by oppressed communities in the face of systemic violence. Starr questions whether her own life is considered worthless by the person who took her friend's life, highlighting the unequal value placed on different lives. This quote reminds us of the urgent need for justice and the importance of recognizing the worth of every individual, regardless of their race or social status. By highlighting the inequalities in the value placed on human life, this quote sheds light on the broader struggle for equality and emphasizes the importance of acknowledging and addressing systemic
JHG states, “I wonder how she would feel if she learned that the Negro before whom she has behaved in such an unladylike manner was habitually a white man” (51). This is not how any human being should ever have to be treated. No matter who you are or what you do, everyone should be treated as equal persons. In the story Blink, a police shooting is told in much detail, whether than how it is told by media.
When is it okay to question the authority of law enforcement? We learn from a young age that cops are supposed to be the ones we run to for help, and yet we’re constantly finding them being involved in a routine stop gone wrong. We constantly hear about the different times an African American person has lost their life after they were pulled over by a police officer. The novel turned movie ‘The Hate U Give’ by Angie Thomas helps portray an ounce of what families go through when they lose their loved ones to racial injustices. Losing a loved one will always be life altering especially when you learn that they were killed by a police officer.
Carson TenBroeck Ms. Adourian English 1 3/1/23 THUG thesis In today's society, the lack of awareness of the other side is tearing us apart. Angie Thomas' novel, "The Hate U Give," tackles issues of racism, police brutality, speaking up, and perspective. While initially appearing to be the story of a woman coping with the loss of her friend, the novel delves into deeper themes through Starr's narcissistic and manipulative behavior and her experiences with Chris. Starr has a near psychopathic ability to change her personality, and manipulate people into thinking she is on their side, giving her the ability to have people let her into their personal lives and see their views.
The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas. A girl named Starr attends a party, and at the party, she reconnects with her friend Khali, when gunshots interrupt the party, Khail decides to give Starr a ride home where he gets pulled over and gets fatally shot by an officer. The Hate You Give is relevant for high school students because it is educating the way society uses stereotypes of black people to justify violence and racism against them, which is relevant to today's society, and valuable to people of color and activists. The Hate You Give is a relevant text to high school students because it provides the theme of social justice, The reason the text is valuable is that it shows students the importance of tackling universal messages, for example, ¨At an early age I learned that people make mistakes, and you have to
"Officer One-Fifteen yells at me, pointing the same gun he killed my friend with" (Thomas 24). That happened to 16-year-old Starr Carter, who witnessed a shooting of her childhood friend Khalil by a white officer. In "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas, the book introduces a sad tragedy and a brutal community she is dealing with. Starr was brave enough to help her community and to stop the violence, which shows good leadership skills.
In The Hate U Give, Starr Cater witnesses her friend, Khalil getting shot by a white police officer, however, Khalil did nothing wrong and showed no violence. This action was a sign of racism because the police officer