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Khalil's Actions In The Hate U Give By Angie Thomas

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Many people believe that children don't think before they speak and that they don't take a second to think about the consequences to their actions. In the book The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas shows and great example to this. When reading this book through the youth lens, I realized that some of the things that Khalil did could be considered very childish by some adults or older people. Khalil’s actions throughout the beginning of the story may have been the cause of his death and if he acted differently, he may have had a better outcome. When Khalil first got pulled over, he didn’t necessarily do so quietly. Starr was always told that if she ever had a encounter with the police, she was to stay quiet and obey the police. Khalil did not know what he was being pulled over for so, he asked the police. But, when the police didn’t give him a straight answer, He started to make a scene and not listening to what the police were asking of him: …show more content…

By Khalil not doing what he was told and making a scene, he may not have been thinking of the consequences that would happen next. By not giving the paperwork needed and not listening to the police officer's instructions, gave the officer a reason to believe that he is up to no good and caused the officer to have a bad impression of Khalil. Then when Kahlil finally gave the officer his license and registration, the officer started to ask questions about what Starr and him are up to. Again, Khalil doesn’t answer the questions and makes witty comments back “One-Fifteen looks over them: “Where are you two coming from tonight?” “Nunya,” Khalil says, meaning none of your business. “What you pull me over

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