No person has been enabled to become racist, it has been learned and therefore can be unlearned by using words and different fictional stories to reiterate the minds of us students and those of younger generations. No person has been enabled to become racist, it has been learned and therefore can be unlearned by using words and different fictional stories to reiterate the minds of us students and those of younger generations.In the book, “The Hate U Give”, written by Angie Thomas Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil …show more content…
Although there has never been a time where racism has not existed, it has been occurring for decades and affects us as students and our health. This issue is relevant because its showing how racism can seriously affect our health and make us become lonely or depressed and affect the way we view ourselves.Teaching students to be proud of their traditions, historical figures and languages is also linked to improved behaviour and mental health.“Adults don’t necessarily poison children with fears about other people on purpose, but telling children they cannot trust certain people leaves them with no coping strategy to deal with their environment. This is linked to decreased mental health and a drop in school performance.” If we have fiction in our school curriculums we can learn more about how racism affects us all individually and lets us discuss and learn more about these types of problems. Sometimes students feel like they have no one to talk to or are to shy to speak up about what is bothering them, if they were to experience problems with racism they could read books like the “Hate U Give”, or “All American Boys to put themselves in the perspective of the character and find ways to cope with how they are feeling. Fiction should be included in curriculum because it allows students to have fun and to expand their minds instead of being forced to read a boring book and not paying attention or gaining any actual knowledge from it. Using real life everyday issues in fictional books engages us students and lets us become more aware of different