The Hate U Give Literary Analysis

The Hate U Give is a novel written by Angie Thomas in 2017. Throughout the book, Angie Thomas highlights the crucial role of activism in black communities. An example of this is the main character, Starr, who becomes an activist after witnessing the police shooting of her childhood friend Khalil. The book addresses many more significant themes, such as police brutality, systematic racism, and family. The Hate U Give follows the journey of an African American girl in her teens, Starr Carter.

William Starr was a polarizing figure. Good looking, incredibly wealthy and he had the hottest wife in what could be the world. He moved through life with the greatest of ease with a pearly white smile and a firm handshake. He made you feel good about yourself while he was fucking you six ways to Sunday and it was even thought that he would be President someday. He had the wife that wowed everyone. Her name was Amy Starr and she flirted with the best. She came when he was glad handing, and her smile and giggle and look made him bulletproof. The handsome Senator with the beautiful wife. He was the American success story and all he needed now was the issue. The issue was about to be very clear to him.

Out of all of the crimes committed in the U.S. in 2013, 5,928 of them were hate crimes and 48.5% of those were ethnic related (“Latest Hate Crimes”). Most of these crimes were committed by white males. In A Gathering of Old Men, Sheriff Mapes, the white sheriff, although he represents justice and the law, enacts a kind of “hate crime” by misjudging the murder he knows the murderer is African American, simply because of his racial status. Gaines depicts this racial prejudice of white men towards innocent African American people. This stereotype holds true today, as evidenced by the recently racially motivated violence, particularly the murder of nine African American people by the white neo-Nazi Dylann Roof.

    In the novel The Help, written by Kathryn Stockett, an African American help maid, Aibileen, works for a white family that treats her rudely because of the color of her skin, but a white woman named Skeeter decides to write about Aibileen and the truth behind the treatment towards the help community.  Throughout the book, Stockett establishes a depressing and sorrowful tone by showing the way white people treat African Americans’ during this time period. An example of this shown in the beginning of the story when Aibileen says, “I lost my own boy, Treelore, right before I started waiting on Miss Leefolt” (2).  Stockett utilizes this scene to explain how difficult and brutal Aibileen’s life is from the start, which creates

Starr’s family is very close to her and she revolves around her dad. They start showing comfort to Starr, after her friend Khalil gets killed. The next morning, Starr’s mother comes in her room, after she wants to stay in her bed and be alone and says, “I know, baby, but I don’t want you here by yourself.” (29) This shows the reader that her family is there for her and is trying to help her through the situation. Her parents help her and her siblings by moving out of Garden Heights and moving to the suburbs. Her mother and father have a conversation, midway through, Maverick states, “But I realize being real ain’t got anything to do with where you live. The realest thing I can do is protect my family, and that means leaving Garden Heights.” (308) This is very powerful because he is showing how much he cares about his family and knows how bad Garden Heights really is.

The King Lords try to intimidate Starr, threatening her and her family's safety due to her testimony. This story originates around an acronym coined by the late rapper 2Pac, in which thug life means “The Hate U Give Little Infants Fucks Everybody”. Many serious topics are touched upon throughout The Hate U Give, this paper will be focusing on three: Racial discrimination in the American justice system, class decisions and its relation to race, and gang culture as it’s portrayed in the movie. Perhaps one of the most obvious themes of the movie is of the racial discrimination that takes place within America’s justice system- specifically with America’s policing.

Schools around the world have problems considering starting times. Many parents and teachers enjoy the time schools begin and are in love the fact that schools get out earlier. I for one, believe that school hours should be pushed back for the benefit of the students. If students and teens were able to go to school later, their learning opportunities and attentiveness would raise significantly.

In The Chosen, the author Chaim Potok sets the story in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in the 1940s where World War II and isolation have meaningful effects on the protagonists, Danny Saunders and Reuven Malter. Danny is the son of Reb Saunders, an important figure in the Hasidic Jewish community, while Reuven is the son of David Malter, a prominent Orthodox Jewish scholar. The story begins with a baseball game, kickstarting the book, as “Danny and [Reuven] would have never met if not for America’s entry into the Second World War and the desire this [breeds] on the part of some English teachers in the Jewish parochial schools in and around our area into competitive leagues” (Potok 12). Eventually, the atrocities of the Holocaust

Angie Thomas’ novel The Hate U Give is the story of a teenage girl facing racism in the world around her. Starr Carter lives in Garden Heights, a neighborhood filled with gangs, when one of her best friends Khalil is shot by the police, she is quick to know he had been killed because of the racism that exists in our world. Throughout the novel, Starr is constantly trying to show the world why Khalil died in order to get justice for his death. She does not believe he deserved to die or the cop who shot Khalil deserves to walk free of the crime he committed. Through different characters, the author is able to convey the message of one should not form opinions on someone or something based on stereotypes. Throughout the novel, some characters struggle with judging people before they know their past. Angie Thomas is able to get this across to readers not only through Starr, but also characters such as her father Maverick, her friends from school, and even Officer Cruise, the officer who killed Khalil.

It is this sad reality that proves that this novel must remain as part of the curriculum. Indeed, recent racial violence by law enforcers in America against innocent African American teenagers is proof of the severe racial hatred. Indeed, a recent headline states, “Texas police shoot dead 15-year-old African American,” (Al Jazeera, 2017). This story made headlines across the world. Evidence demonstrated that the teen had committed no breach of law, and was simply leaving from a party that was out-of-control, (Time.com).

Starr’s parents have always told her these simple words, “Keep your hands visible. No sudden moves. Only speak when spoken to.” (p.95). They told her this so she wouldn’t get shot by the cops if they pulled her over. Even though Starr’s parents said this so she wouldn’t end up dead, the last part of the instructions are, “Only speak when spoken to.” this does not give her an opportunity to actually say what she wants. She technically has to wait till the cops ask her a question first. Throughout the story Starr is reserved around police officers, until the end of the book when she finally speaks her mind. “Everybody wants to talk about how Khalil died,” I say. “But this isn’t about how Khalil died. It’s about the fact that he lived. His life mattered. Khalil lived!” I look at the cops again. “You hear me? Khalil lived!” (p.412). The author is trying to prove a point by showing us how Starr gained the courage to have a voice towards the cops. Throughout the novel, Starr has tried to find her voice and stand up for what she believes in. This was a crucial part of the book because she stood on top of a cop car and chanted this on a bullhorn, for everyone to hear, including the cops. Being able to find your voice is an issue many people go through, even in fictional

in my analysis of “In Our Time” by Ernest Hemingway during my assignment raised one question : what the heck is a symbol? A symbol is used to represent one thing that has a totally different meaning. This literary term pops up everywhere throughout this wonderful text and makes you wonder: what are the symbolisms used in this book? Why don’t you find out?

Have you ever encountered a racist person? Well in the book "The Hate U Give” is about racial profiling and shows police brutality, which has been happening recently. The author of the book, Angie Thomas, shows occasions in her book that relate to real life events. In her book, the main character, Starr, deals with the loss of her 2 friends, one of whom dies due to police brutality. This essay will show how literary elements such as dialogue, conflict, and symbolism are used to explore the theme of racism.

Pop culture has enlightened and exposed the world to the good, the bad, and the ugly under every circumstance, and people tend to be more provoked, influenced, and intrigued by the bad and the ugly rather than the good. One topic of pop culture that never fails to gain attention is violence in its many forms. While at a state of constant social change and adaptation, the population finds more and more disagreements on the ever-changing and conflicting views and beliefs of each individual, which can lead to violence in some, if not most cases. Hate crimes are crimes or actions motivated by certain disagreements among groups that typically involve some form of violence. This essay will discuss the violence in racial hate crimes against African Americans, because the violence in these hate crimes, both past and present, will help educate individuals about different racial perspectives on the claimed “unfair” or “unequal” treatment of the African American race compared to the treatment of whites in all aspects of society and life. In the United States, African Americans as a race haven been one of the main targets for violent racial and hate crimes. Racial violence and hate crimes against African Americans have been a part of the United States since the very beginning, with a spike in conflict around the 1960s era of the African American Civil Rights Movement, and are even portrayed now in current pop culture sources. Violence against African Americans in films like The Help (a

Young adult literature such as The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, emphasizes teenagers using both their actions and their voices to overcome injustices such as racial inequality and police brutality. Racial inequality and police brutality is discussed greatly throughout The Hate U Give, due to the difficulties the protagonist, Starr Carter, endures when her best friend, Khalil, is killed because of him being African American and situated in an unsafe neighborhood. Starr embraces an inner conflict with herself in regards to speaking up and taking action against the presented injustices she constantly faces. The author, Laura M. Robinson, of Girlness and Guyness: Gender Trouble in Young Adult Literature thoroughly explains why adolescents are