Of The Mentor And Threshold Guardian Archetype In The Hate You Give

Lisa portrays the role of the Mentor and Threshold Guardian Archetype in “The Hate You Give” because as a mother, she tries her best for her children to have ordinary lives when violence compromises her children’s safety and innocence. She constantly reminds Starr, Sekani and Seven that they are still children and have emotional needs that philosophy cannot always address, especially to Starr since she struggles the most with her identity when she’s around her peers at school compared to being with her family. As the head of the house, Lisa is very devoted to always protecting her family. She knows the dangers of the real world and tries her best as a mom, to protect her children from making mistakes she has made in the past.

The first

The next way Lisa illustrates the Mentor Archetype was during the drive to her brother’s Carlos’s house in chapter nine, Starr blames herself for the rise of all the

Maverick had hinted previously the police would try to twist her words into something there not. Since Starr was in such a defenseless situation that Lisa was outraged by abnormal questions they had been inquiring about, “I think we’re done for today,” Momma says, taking my hand as she starts to stand up.“But Mrs. Carter, we’re not finished.” “I don’t care—” (Thomas 80). Going into the police station, Lisa knew the consequences that could happen to Starr. As a last resort she tries to take the option of things escalating, into something she as the mother could solve by leaving mid interview. The next way Lisa portrayed the Threshold Guardian to Starr was subsequently after the riots. Seven and Starr go to play basketball at Rose Park as they do every Sunday, their Dad Maverick drives up and yells at Starr and Seven for leaving without telling him. When they get home, Lisa is furious because of the dangerous situation they’ve put themselves in. As a punishment, Lisa takes their phones for the day and threatens to take Starr’s shoes, I open my mouth, but she goes, “Say something else! I dare you, say something else! I’ll take all them Jordans too” (Thomas 101)! The riots from the night before had caused outrage and destruction to the civilians in Garden Heights, the last