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Brenda Harris. Brenda is Khalil ’s mother. Her struggles with addiction make her a frequent disappointment to and source of sadness for her son. Later in the story Starr learns that Brenda stole money from King, and that Khalil only began selling drugs to pay back his mother’s debt. Natasha.
- Starr Carter
The novel’s protagonist, Starr is a sixteen-year-old black...
- Seven
Starr ’s older half-brother, Seven is the son of Maverick...
- Quotes
The other talk was about what to do if a cop stopped me. …...
- Kenya
The daughter of King and Iesha, Kenya is also Seven ’s...
- Chris
The The Hate U Give quotes below are all either spoken by...
- One-Fifteen / Officer Brian Cruise
The The Hate U Give quotes below are all either spoken by...
- Starr Carter
- Starr Carter
- Khalil Harris
- Maverick “Big Mav” Carter
- Lisa Carter
- Uncle Carlos
- Seven Carter
- Chris
- Hailey Grant
- King
- One-Fifteen
The protagonist and narrator of the novel. Starr is a sixteen-year-old Black high school student who spends her life divided between the poor, primarily black neighborhood of Garden Heights and Williamson Prep, a wealthy, primarily white school. Starr is analytical and sharp, but because she narrates events as she experiences them, her emotions are...
Starr’s childhood best friend who is shot by One-Fifteen during a traffic stop. After Khalil’s death, rumors spread that Khalil dealt drugs and participated in the King Lords gang, placing his character in question. However, Starr remembers Khalil primarily as the sweet friend she knew growing up. Kenya and DeVante attest that Khalil often spoke fo...
Starr, Seven, and Sekani’s father, an outspoken and philosophical man who runs a small grocery store in Garden Heights. Despite his dark past as a member of the King Lords gang and a short stint in prison, Maverick is an engaged father who devotes himself fully to his family and his neighborhood. Maverick inspires Starr by educating her on Black Po...
Mother to Starr and Sekani, and step-mother to Seven. Lisa is a nurse and a loving but firm mother. Although she comes off as strict, Lisa has a compassionate heart and teaches the importance of forgiveness and second chances. She fiercely protects her children and always reminds her husband, Maverick, not to push the children too far into dangerou...
Starr’s maternal uncle, a police officer. Uncle Carlos served as a father figure in Starr’s life, particularly while Maverick was in prison. With his job as a police officer and a home in a suburban, gated community, Uncle Carlos assimilates into the white community, and encourages Lisa to do the same with her family, leading to conflict with Maver...
Starr’s older half-brother, son of Maverick and Iesha. Seven is the oldest of the Carter children and fiercely protects all his siblings. He worries particularly for Kenya and Lyric, his half-sisters through Iesha, because of their dangerous home environment with King. Read an in-depth analysis of Seven Carter.
Starr’s boyfriend, a wealthy white boy from Williamson Prep. The two initially bonded over a love of the television show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Chris often raps the theme song to make Starr smile. Chris adores Starr and tries to make her feel comfortable being her entire self around him, which Starr struggles with throughout the novel. Re...
Starr’s friend from Williamson Prep, a wealthy, white teenage girl who feels uncomfortable when confronted with the racism affecting Starr’s life. In the past, Hailey expected Starr and Maya to go along with her dictates, and finds Starr’s new outspokenness threatening. Read an in-depth analysis of Hailey Grant.
The leader of the King Lords gang. King profits off the drug dealings in Garden Heights, but does not care about the community, threatening elderly men and teenagers alike to protect his hold over the neighborhood. King abuses his girlfriend, Iesha, and daughters, Kenya and Lyric.
The white police officer who shoots and kills Khalil. Although the media portrays him as a caring father and good police officer, One-Fifteen lies to his colleagues about the events of the night of Khalil’s death. Throughout the novel, One-Fifteen represents systemic racism and corruption in law enforcement.
In-depth Facts: Narrator Starr Carter narrates The Hate U Give as events unfold. Point of view Starr speaks in the first person, offering commentary and insight into how events make her feel and providing background information. While her observations are subjective, Starr does not intentionally distort the truth, and in fact tries to clarify ...
Full Book Analysis. Angie Thomas's debut novel, The Hate U Give, is a powerful and moving story that explores themes of racism, police brutality, and the struggle for justice and equality, drawing conclusions about the necessity of finding and then using one’s voice in support of that struggle.
The Hate U Give Hardcover dustjacket (2017, 1st ed.) Author Angie Thomas Cover artist Debra Cartwright Country United States Publisher Balzer + Bray Publication date February 28, 2017 Pages 444 ISBN 978-0-06-249853-3 Preceded by Concrete Rose The Hate U Give is a 2017 young adult novel by Angie Thomas. It is Thomas's debut novel, expanded from a short story she wrote in college in reaction to ...
- Angie Thomas
- 444
- 2017
- February 28, 2017
Oct 18, 2018 · The Hate U Give is a fierce, dynamic movie with a terrific performance from Amandla Stenberg as Starr, a high-school student who becomes witness to a callous cop shooting, and her performance ...
Oct 4, 2018 · With the deaths of so many young, unarmed black men at the hands of police officers in the news every year, this story feels so real. But The Hate U Give isn’t based on one true story. It’s an ...
