Choice Book Quotes: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Prompt: Which lines seem to be important to the novel so far in your reading?

“Sometimes you can do everything right and things will still go wrong. The key is to never stop doing right” (154)

While reading the novel, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, this is one of the quotes that really stood out to me. This theme runs throughout the book, and I think it is important that everyone should understand. The main character Starr goes through a lot of challenges, the greatest being the loss of her best friend Kahlil. Many of the challenges she faces are out of her control, and she continues to be optimistic.

“That’s the problem. We let people say stuff, and they say it so much that it becomes okay to them and normal for us. What’s the point of having a voice if you’re gonna be silent in those moments you shouldn’t be?” (252).

Racism is the major theme of the novel, and it is exhibited through violence and conflict with the police. Starr realizes that she cannot just stand by and watch this go on, and she has to stand up for herself and for others. Starr doesn’t want this behavior to be normalized or jokes to be made about racism.