*Use only the novel to complete this Midterm. No Google, no outside references*InThe Hate U Give, Starr says “[w]hat’s the point of having a voice if you’re gonna be silent in those moments you...

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The Hate U Give
"The Hate U Give" was phenomenal. In a novel that explores societal conventions and the ways they promote systemic imbalances, Starr wouldn't have been a better compelling protagonist. "The Hate U Give" paints a picture of Starr, an African American adolescent. After her young closest mate, Khalil, is shot straight in front of her in the "neighbourhood" by a Caucasian policeman who mistook his grabbing for a brush for a weapon, she is deeply influenced by police violence. Starr's worldview was flipped upside down following a series of terrible events. Hailey and Starr got into an argument, resulting in frustration and rage, Starr discovered her voice. She stood up for both herself and her mate, Khalil in the presence of a jury, despite threats to her family and pressure from those who intended her to remain silent. She eventually decided to pursue justice for both him and the remainder of the black community.
Starr raises her voice because, when Starr discovers her opinion in the movement, she is forced to think othered by some white faces surrounding her, including Chris, her boyfriend. At one point, she informs Chris that he does not see her since he "does not see colour," effectively erasing her distinct and often difficult existence as a black female in modern-day America (Thomas and Mutsaers).
Throughout the novel "The Hate U Give," Starr transforms from a threatened adolescent to an ardent crusader for societal change in her neighbourhood. Starr's humorous and sympathetic chronicle style contrasted with her primary hesitancy to speak up. Since Starr is pulled between her two different worlds, poverty as well as the violence of Heights and the riches and elegance of Prep—she is uncertain how to disclose Khalil's murder for fear of affecting the ways her white mates as well as partner, Chris, perceive her.
Khalil's demise upends any sense of steadiness Starr has established between her Williamson Prep and Heights identities, forcing Starr to accept that regardless of whatever she does, she will forever be evaluated within some white areas. Moreover, with this insight, Starr no longer tolerates Hailey's racist...