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“Sometimes you can do everything right and things will still go wrong. The key is to never stop doing right.”
“The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas is a young-adult novel about racism. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this novel puts us in the shoes of Starr Carter, a memorable girl who was faced with adversity and choices that, unfortunately, are much too common. Starr Carter, a sixteen-year-old African-American girl, attends Williamson Prep, a high school with mostly white upper-class students. She lives in Garden Heights, a poor neighborhood, where most of the population is black. Ever since attending Williamson Prep, Starr feels out of place in her black community. This quote is said by her friend when Starr is in a difficult situation. She tries to fight for justice but no matter what she does, things still go wrong.
This story begins when Starr attends a party in Garden Heights. When gunshots ring out, Khalil Harris, Starr’s childhood best friend, offers to take her home. At the traffic light, a white police officer pulls them over. Khalil is confused about why he is being pulled over but the police officer simply orders him to stop talking and step out of the car. The police officer tells Khalil not to move while searching for him. Khalil puts his head in the car window to check on Starr. That’s when the police officer shoots Khalil dead. His death becomes a national headline. Some people say that he was a thug or a drug dealer. Everyone wants to know what happened the night of his death; but, the only one who knows is Starr. “The Hate U Give” explores the relationship between race and identity. Starr struggles to balance her life between the black world of Garden Heights and the white world of Williamson Prep. She finds herself switching her speech, mannerisms, and behaviors to suit wherever she is. After her friend’s fatal shooting, Starr has to speak out about it. She is scared because she fears nobody understands her. Starr feels that she is “too black” to talk about Khalil’s death with her school friends and that she is “too white” at home to stand up for Khalil. After a police officer murders her friend, Starr Carter must gain the courage and confidence within herself to testify before a grand jury to seek justice for his death.
Winner of #1 New York Times bestseller, “The Hate U Give” is an astounding book that will make you laugh or cry at times. Words cannot even describe how touching this book was. Once I started reading, I couldn’t stop; it was like an addiction! I love how this story opened up my eyes to how privileged I am, and what others have to go through on a daily basis. It had a very intriguing plot but was enlightening as well. It is so important for teenagers to realize what is going on around them and this book would definitely help. “The Hate U Give” isn’t like any old cliche book, it explores universal life lessons and teaches you a lot of things. It raises awareness for police brutality and the activist movement, “Black Lives Matter”. This novel is much more than just racism, it shows the struggles that African-Americans still have to face today and it introduces characters that are represented by the stereotypes that are present in our society nowadays. You can connect with how the characters relate to good and bad times. This book shows how it doesn't matter what you look like on the outside, it’s who you are on the inside that really counts. I would recommend this book to teenagers or young adults who are looking for an intense drama or crime book. No matter what genre you like reading, you could always try this book—maybe you will enjoy it as much as I did.
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