Characters
The main character of THUG, she saw her best friend get shot by a police officer.
Starr Carter
What is the name of the neighborhood that Starr grows up in?
Garden Heights
Who is the other person that Starr saw get killed when she was 10?
Natasha, her friend.
Who did uncle Carlos fight?
Brian/115
What does THUG LIFE stand for?
The Hate U Give Little Infants Fs Everybody
- Tupac
"what society feeds into you has a way of affecting us all"
Who is the mother of Seven and Kenya
Iesha
What is the name of the school Starr and her brothers go too?
Williamson
What sort of "joke" did Hailey make to Starr that was racist?
"Hustle! Pretend the ball is some fried chicken. Bet you'll stay on it then" (111).
This character is abusive towards family, has a lot of power in Garden Heights, and threatens Starr.
King
What's racial profiling and how is racial profiling shown in THUG?
definition: the use of race or ethnicity to suspecting someone of having committed an offense.
This is seen in THUG by the police murdering Khalil.
Starr’s father, ex-gang member, and owner of the grocery store in Garden Heights
Maverick “Big Mav” Carter
What is Garden Heights known for?
gang violence, police brutality, drugs, poverty, low education
Starr talks about being two different Starr's when she’s at home or at school, what does she call the two different versions of herself?
Williamson Starr and Garden Heights Starr
Before the fight, what does Hailey say to Starr that ends their friendship?
"...It's not my fault you can't get over what happened to Khalil...He was a drug dealer and a gangbanger...someone was gonna kill him eventually...The cop probably did everyone a favor. One less drug dealer on the-" (341).
What is code- switching?
Shifting from one language or dialect to another, depending on the social context or conversational setting
Leader of the gang in Garden Heights
King
Who did Starr’s house belong to before it belonged to Starr and her family?
Her Nana
Starr was given two talks, one was about the ‘birds and the bees’ and the other was about what?
what to do if you get stopped by a cop
After watching the interview of Brian's father's, what does Hailey say about Brian?
"His son lost everything because he was trying to do his job and protect himself. His life matters too, you know" (248).
Which types of systemic racism is shown in the The Hate U Give?
(minimum of three types of systemic racism)
- Police brutality and racial profiling
- Housing discrimination
- Stereotypes
- Education
- Health
- Legal system bias
The cop who murdered Khalil
What is the name of the neighborhood that uncle Carlos lives in?
Riverston Hills
What did Big Mav teach Starr and Seven to recite
The Black Panther party's ten-point program
Why does Starr refuse to join her classmates in the protest against Khalil’s death?
She realizes that they didn't really care about Kahlil, it was a reason to get out of class.
What's white supremacy?
Give an example of white supremacy from THUG.
White supremacy: the belief that the white race is superior to other races and that white people should have control over people of other races
Example:
- The police officer not facing chargers over Khalil's murder
- Chris's conversation of "normal sounding names"
- Hailey's racist comments/thoughts
- Starr going to a majority white school
- How Starr is treated in Williamson Prep. White people culture appropriating her.
- Trauma's that Starr experienced (her mental health is impacted by what she has witness and where she lives)