The Hate u Give

Angie Thomas

The hate u give

Index

4. Theme of the novel

1. Setting

5. What we liked and disliked about the novel

2. Characters

6. Why we would or wouldn't recommend it to others

3. The plot

The setting

VS

WilliamsonSafe neighborhood Wealthy

Garden HeightsDangerous neighborhood Poor

Characters

Maverick Carter

Starr Carter

Khalil Harris

sixteen years old, Afro American, lives in a lower class neighborhood, goes to a school in a wealthy town

Afro American teenager, childhood best friend of Starr, grew up in garden heights, allegedly involved with drugs

Starrs father, was the son of one of the biggest drug dealers in garden heights,was involved in many crimes

Characters

Kenya

Brian Cruise

Starrs friend, Stepsister of Starrs Brother

Police officer, mid thirties to early forty's

Plot

• Khalil and Starr leave a party after hearing gunshots
• On their way home they get pulled over

• Meanwhile Khalil was asked to stay out of the car the officer checked his license and registration

• As soon as Khalil leans in the car to get his hairbrush the officer fatally shoots him 3 times

Theme of the novel

The cycle of crime

Police brutality

Black Lives Matter movement

What we likedAnd what we disliked

Would we recommend it to others?