The Hate U Give — Make-up Quiz*Use only the novel to complete this quiz. No Google, no outside references*The Hate U Giveis an example of post-colonial literature. A hallmark of colonialism is the...

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The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give examines ways police violence and the systematic criminalization of black bodies harm African American communities, illustrating the struggle that many individuals of colour have between who they are as well as how society perceives them. The novel's incidents are especially poignant in light of contemporary examples of police brutality that resulted in the deaths of victims, including Trayvon Martin, sparking the activist movement "Black Lives Matter." The novel "The Hate U Give" follows Starr Carter as she deals with the consequences of her friend Khalil's horrifying police brutality. The novel follows Starr in her struggle to discover her voice to openly condemn police injustice targeting African Americans (Thomas and Mutsaers).
The Hate U Give is a unique take on the media-constructed image that commonly accompanies the killings of young African Americans at the hands of police. The media constantly portrays the victim of police assault as a "thug." Thomas counters this by reversing the meaning of the term "thug." Tupac Shakur's "Thug Life" refers to the song "The Hate U Give small babies Fucks all," which inspired the phrase "The Hate U Give." Khalil, the main character, describes how "everything society gives us as youth strikes them in the back when they wild out" (Thomas and Mutsaers).
This alludes to a pattern in which youth are exposed to types of violence, including unnecessary attention from the police and punitive acts. This brutality is so...