What Is The Moral Of The Hate U Give By Anni Thomas

Dear Federal Way Public Schools Board of Directors,

In this world, there are some issues that everybody has to learn about at some point. Some issues in this world are more important to learn than others. There is a book called The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas that teaches us about a great blend of things such as racism, discrimination, abuse, and violence. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas tells the story of a young girl named Starr who witnesses the death of her close childhood friend named Khalil Harris; Starr at first is shocked by the death of somebody that she has known for so long and we get to see the story of how Starr handles the death of Khalil. I am an eighth grader from Sacajawea Middle School in the Federal Way School District

One of the big reasons why students in the Federal Way School District should be allowed to read The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas as a class is because it teaches about real world issues. One place in the novel where you can find discussion about real world issues is when one of Starr’s close friends makes a racially motivated comment towards Starr, the text directly states, “‘Dammit, Starr!’ Hailey yells, recovering the ball. She passes it to me, “Hustle! Pretend the ball is some fried chicken. Bet you’ll stay on it then.’ What. The. Actual. F*ck?” (Thomas 111). In this quote, Hailey (One of Starr’s best friends) is making a racist comment to Starr when she doesn’t perform well in their basketball game. Although some people might see this comment as “harmless”, in reality racism is a huge issue that should not be taken lightly at all. It could totally crush a person’s feelings and ruin their days just by making a simple comment, reading The Hate

Although this may be true, The Hate U Give teaches a lot of life lessons that are important for people to learn. This is shown several times in the book such as when Starr is preparing to speak on Khalil’s behalf in court. It shows us how every person’s voice is important, even if you think that something “won’t make a difference” or that something will “be redundant”, The Hate U Give still teaches us that it is important for us to share our voice and thoughts. So, The Hate U Give might be a bit inappropriate, but it is even more important for us to be mature and handle it in order for young eighth graders to learn important