The Destruction Of Family In The Hate U Give By Angie Thomas

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.

Friends are known for playing a pivotal role in a person’s success and development, as well as their overall well-being. In the breathtaking novel Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, Tate Walker acts as Kya’s confidant, helping her learn to read, write, and do math. However, later in the novel, Tate in part causes Kya to go in the other direction, leading her to a darker path after helping her—showing how Tate is more than just a basic character. He later makes amends for his hurtful choices, yet he is never fully forgiven.

He is a schoolteacher, a father, a man trying desperately to abandon the humiliating, demoralizing life of his poverty-stricken past. As a young adult he joined the army, displaying at an early stage his desire to escape, while also showing off his dutifulness. In contrast, Sonny rejects the ordinary path his brother takes, while in turn choosing one of the least practical, safe, careers he could take. He is idealistic and fanciful, traits his brother frequently challenged as a child. On one instance, the narrator tells, “[Sonny] had been all hipped on the idea of going to India.

This is very important because it shows where narrator’s head was at concerning Sonny. Even though his mother had made this request, the narrator went off to the army to better his own life and did not think of Sonny until their mother’s funeral. He recalls times where he has tried diligently to “fix” Sonny’s life and get him on the right path by getting Sonny to live with the narrator and his family on several occasions, but in the end, Sonny chose to live his life as he wanted, just like the narrator did. Although they both made decisions in each owns best interest, Sonny’s actions lead to the narrator not speaking with Sonny for several years at a

People feel guilty about taking a pack of gum from their local CVS. However, the worst feeling of guilt someone could feel is knowing you could have saved your best friend from death. In Haruki Murakami’s “The Seventh Man,” the seventh man, a young boy, has to fight the feeling of guilt because of his best friend K.’s death, even though he is not responsible. When reading “The Seventh Man,” it is apparent that the seventh man is not responsible for K.’s death.

This shows that Maverick and Starr have a common characteristic in going through the same things. Maverick helps Starr through the second death of one of her best friends because he knows exactly how she is feeling. In conclusion some of these quotes from the book “The Hate U Give” shows how Maverick lets Starr

‘People use it against me. Either I’m poor Starr who saw her friend get killed in a drive-by, or Starr the charity case who lives in the ghetto…’ ‘Okay, I get not telling people around school,’ he says. ‘But I’m not them. I would never use that against you.

Another example is, when Hailey outright says what she thinks to Starr and the people around them about Khalil “The cop probably did everyone a favor. One less drug dealer on the—”(Thomas, 149). Starr’s response to this was also very important as it show’s just how much this comment hurt her. Starr without a second thought slams her fist right into Hailey’s face.

For instance, Starr's mom reveals, 'When I was growing up, your grandmother would do and say hurtful things when she was drunk, and apologize the next morning' (Thomas 174). This portrayal highlights the imperfections within families and acknowledges that they can make significant mistakes. The depiction of hurtful words spoken by a parent while under the influence of alcohol reveals an ugly side of family dynamics, bordering on verbal child abuse. Another illustration of the challenging aspects of family is when Starr expresses, 'We hate when they fight because we always get stuck in the middle of their wars' (Thomas 175). This line emphasizes that family disagreements can have a profound impact on the entire family unit, especially the children caught in the middle.

This demonstrates how being stereotyped in her community is causing Starr to be untrue to herself. This also shows how that causes some race groups to be oppressed because of the judgemental views. Starr also wishes to feel like she belongs in her neighborhood. However, because Starr does not attend Garden High, she finds it difficult to fit in, as revealed by "it's hard to make friends when you go to a school that's forty-five minutes away and you're a latchkey kid who's only seen at her family's store." (Thomas 6).

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Either I’m poor Starr who saw her friend get killed in a drive-by, or Starr the charity case who lives in the ghetto. That’s how the teachers act.' … 'You’re right,' I say. ' I didn’t trust you. I didn’t want you to just see me as the girl from the ghetto.'”

At first Starr is a quiet, and the type of person to keep stuff to herself, all of that changes after Khalil’s death. The aftermath of Khalil’s death was very active, all Starr’s outrage, and shock was extremely notable. Starr’s anger is mainly targeted towards Starr and Khalil’s family not getting justice, and the image media is portraying of Khalil. The media refers to him as a drug dealer, and a thug as if they is trying to rationalize the police officer’s actions. Starr obviously is angry by the statements because Khalil and Starr have been best friends since they were kids.

Beth is exceedingly self centered and unloving. She showed this when she believed her own son blackmailed her into getting what he wanted when in reality, Conrad is just trying to move on and be happy. The Jarrets are trying to recover from their son’s death and attempting to move on from the tragedy. During a counseling session Conrad realizes that he may be the one not forgiving his mother for some of the events that have happened. This shows how tough it is to overcome a tragedy and move on.