Themes: Love/Friendship or Hate/Racism
Justcye and SJ's relationship
LOVE
The main character of the book
Who is Justcye?
Who visits Justyce the next day after the party?
DOC
Jared and Trey are only two people, but after today, I know that when I head to Yale next fall (because I AM going there), I’m gonna be paranoid about people looking at me and wondering if I’m qualified to be there.
Justyce
"I didn't sleep for a week after what happened to you, Jus. I know we might be throwing away our chance at a win, but if we can get some facts out there, make people think a little bit, then it'll be worth it, right?"
Love and Friendship
Manny's group of friends who are ignorant or racist
Who is Jeard, Blake, Tyler and Kyle?
Why did Garrett Tyson shoot Manny and Justyce
They were playing loud music
Let’s observe, shall we? I’m ranked number two in our class, I’m captain of the baseball team, I do community service on weekends, and I got higher test scores than Justyce . . . yet he got into Yale early action, and I didn’t. I know for a fact it’s because I’m white and he’s black.
Jared
"All I know is that no matter what college I end up at, when I see a minority, I'm gonna wonder if they're qualified to be there"
Hate and Racism
I dodged Justyce after winning the debate tournament
Who is SJ?
Why did Justyce leave the Party?
He got into a physical fight with Jared and a argument with Manny.
“I know your kind; punks like you wander the streets of nice neighborhoods searching for prey. Just couldn’t resist the pretty white girl who’d locked her keys in her car, could ya?”
Officer Castillo
"I know your kind: Punks like you wander the streets of nice neighborhoods searching for prey. Just couldn't resist the pretty white girl who'd locked her keys in her car, could ya?"
Hate and Racism
I am a member of the Black Jihad. I criticize Justyce and Manny for dressing as stereotypes at the Halloween Party
Who is Trey?
Why Manny is scared to go to college?
It's a all black college and he has never experienced anything like it.
"You can't see Jewish in her skin color. You tried to help that other girl and wound up in handcuffs. And her daddy is black, ain't he? If it looks white, it's white in this world."
Justyce's Mom
“That’s what it was like for me at the new school. Everybody saw me as black, even with the light skin and green eyes. The black kids expected me to know all the cultural references and slang, and the white kids expected me to ‘act’ black.
Discrimination or Systemic Racism
A skilled lawyer, she’s the one who finally manages to convince Officer Castillo to release Justyce after he’s wrongfully arrested for trying to help Melo.
Who is Mrs. Friedman?
What was the topic that help SJ and Justcye win the debate?
"The Myth of the Supepredator"
I’m serious. What about the economic disparities? What about the fact that proportionally speaking, there are more people of color living in poverty than white people? Have you even thought about that?
SJ