If bravery is a medical condition, everybody’s misdiagnosed me.
#Quotes from the hate you give how to
“Thank you so much for having the bravery to do this.”īrave people sure don’t have to remind themselves how to breathe if they think about that night too hard.
Still, he somehow manages to open the limo door and shake our hands when we get out. He has a clipboard under his arm and a Starbucks cup in his hand. Davis if Just Us could have a roundtable discussion at Williamson like they do at Garden High.Īfter all that “white boy trying to be black” shit DeVante said about Chris, lately he’s at Chris’s house more than I am.Ĭhris invited him over to play Madden, and all of a sudden they’re “bros.”Īccording to DeVante, Chris’s massive video game collection makes up for his whiteness.Ī white guy in a hoodie waits under the awning leading up to the door. Sometimes I listened in on their staff meetings as they discussed police reform ideas and the importance of telling the community to protest not riot. Some days we finished early, and I helped out around Just Us for Justice.Īnswered phones, passed out flyers, anything they needed me to do. Ofrah prepared me for this interview every day after school. Momma said I need to get my mind off things. With all this Khalil stuff, I’m not sure I wanna go.
Something about the tailor needs to know ASAP. My mom wants to know what color your prom dress is. I’ve talked about that night so much I can repeat it back in my sleep. I’ve talked to detectives and the DA, and next week I’ll talk to the grand jury. I drum my fingers on my knee as I watch the neighborhood pass by. It’s never “All right now, Big Mav’s daughter who works in the store.” It’s a simple way people let me know they got my back. Word’s spreading around the Garden that I’m the witness. I get that just about every day in the neighborhood now. “All right now, Starr,” one of our neighbors calls out. It’s ‘yes, ma’am’ and ‘yes, sir,’ or ‘no, ma’am’ and ‘no, sir.’ So as we’re walking to the car, she’s all, “When we get there, don’t touch anything and only speak when somebody speaks to you. She says we’re not gonna have the news people thinking we’re “hood rats.” Momma made all of us, including Daddy, dress up like we’re going to Christ Temple-not quite Easter formal but not “diverse church” casual. Some neighbors watch curiously from their porches and yards. There was drawing of me crying over Khalil, and I had devil horns. Sekani claims he does too, but really he’s hoping he’ll get “discovered” somehow with all those cameras around.Īs much as he gets on my nerves, it was sweet when he gave me a handmade card that said “Sorry.” I doubt my brothers will be interviewed, but Seven wants to support me. It’s around six o’clock when the limo that the news program sent arrives. Ofrah arranged for me to do an interview with one of the national news programs today-exactly a week before I testify before the grand jury next Monday. For Thomas, this was why Tupac's lyric was the perfect title for her novel.Ms.
In turn, this makes them easy fodder for more racism and oppression, which completes the cycle. Because they lack the tools and ability to better themselves, they turn to the methods and people they know are available. As Maverick explains to Starr, the racism that so many people in Garden Heights receive - whether that's in the form of being abused by police or not being able to find solid career opportunities - results in them resorting to drug dealing and gangs. This is perfectly encapsulated by most of the people living in Garden Heights. The phrase is actually an acronym for "The Hate U Gave Little Infants F*cks Everybody," which, according to the rapper, means, "What you feed us as seeds, grows and blows up in your face." It's his concept of "THUG LIFE" that becomes an important motif in the book while also providing the title. It's no surprise that Thomas drew inspiration for the book's title from Tupac Shakur, a rapper well known for music that focuses on the hardship of racism, social oppression, and life in poor communities. One of the prevalent themes of the book is how the oppressive systems that keep minorities from getting ahead feed into the cycle of crime, violence, and poverty that dominates poor communities. "I found myself more angry and more frustrated and more hurt," she admitted. Though Thomas initially put the book aside because it was emotionally draining, she decided to expand the story into a novel after the deaths of several more black lives at the hands of police officers. The Hate U Give Film Is a Faithful Retelling of the Novel With a Few Key Differences
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