She accuses Khalil of having provoked the officer with his sarcastic comments, and thus believes the media more than Starr.Įventually, Starr becomes the leader of the protests against police brutality in Garden Heights. Hailey Grant, one of Starr’s best friends in high school, even defends the officer who shot Khalil, arguing that he acted correctly if he thought the hairbrush was a gun. This causes tensions with her school friends. Starr decides to speak out during the protests and identifies herself publicly as a witness to Khalil’s death. He tries to convince her that it is better to protect her family than to speak up.Īfter a grand jury decides not to indict the officer responsible for Khalil’s death, residents of Garden Heights, Starr’s and Khalil’s neighbourhood, start protesting and rioting under the banner of “Justice for Khalil”. Carlos tries to explain to Starr that he is not going to do anything about Khalil’s case, because as a black man in the police, he has to maintain his good reputation. The gang then threatens Starr and her family, forcing them to move in with her uncle Carlos, who is a police detective. In an anonymous interview she defends Khalil, mentioning the King Lords, a drug dealing gang that controls her neighbourhood by means of violence and threats against elderly men and teenagers. Keeping silent puts her under pressure, while everyone spreads false rumours and portrays Khalil as a drug dealer with gang connections. Khalil’s story is all over the news, but Starr’s connection to him and her identity as the witness are being kept secret from everyone apart from her and Khalil’s families. As Khalil leans into the window to check on Starr and reaches for a hairbrush, the officer shoots him, because he mistakes the hairbrush in Khalil’s hand for a gun. The officer orders Khalil to get out of the car. One day Starr is driven home after a party by her friend Khalil Harris, when they are stopped by a police officer. Therefore, “The Hate U Give” has an autobiographic element. Just like Starr, the author attended an almost all-white college and had to shift back and forth between her white college- and black neighbourhood environments. Thomas’ work is marked as Post-Blackness-Literature, as she spreads awareness that African-Americans still face discrimination.
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Starr Carter, the main protagonist, is a teenager who knows how to talk in a way the white media see as well-spoken, but who also can present a vivid account of police brutality. “The Hate U Give” started as a short story which Thomas later expanded into a novel. Thomas’ classmates saw Grant as a criminal, but she saw him as an innocent man who could have come from her own neighbourhood.
In 2009, police officers shot an unarmed black man named Oscar Grant in Oakland, California. The film “The Hate U Give” is based on US author Angie Thomas’ debut novel of the same name, which was published in 2017. This item is the first in this year's summer special with reviews of artists' works with developmental relevance. “The Hate U Give” is a film that tackles pressing issues such as white privilege and racism in a way that appeals to teenagers – thanks to a thrilling story and a charismatic protagonist.
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