Most Important Themes In The Hate You Give By Angie Thomas

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The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas explores many themes, one of the most important themes is Voice. Angie Thomas created Starr, a teenager who witnessed her childhood best friend get shot by police and die right in front of her. The Hate You Give is not only about how she coped with his death but it's about how she explored a new side of herself. Starr feels like she has to be two versions of herself, Williamson Starr and Garden Heights Starr, and throughout the book we see Starr struggle with identity and how to act around certain people. After she witnessed Khalil, her best friend die, she realized that it didn’t matter which Starr she was, she had to be brave, strong, and courageous, Starr. For Khalil. Natasha, Starr, and Khalil were best