THUG

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

by Jordi en Tim

The hate u give

The title

In this book you’ll find many references to Tupac, because Angie Thomas was inspired by Tupac, his lyrics and his way of life. 

The title of the book is the first reference to Tupac: The Hate U Give, or in short, THUG. 

00:47

What do you know about the black panthers?

02:15

1. He wasn't afraid of responsibility
2. He wrote about a young woman that was pregnant
3. He sang about his money problems

02:37

According to this video, what led to Tupac's death?

1. He committed suicide
2. He wife wanted to get rid of him
3. He had a fight with west coast rappers

What do you already know about the Black Lives Matter movement?

01:11

Why was the slogan in the news for days (and gained worldwide recognition)?

02:53

Why did the university of Missouri come under fire, and how did the BLM respond?

Now let's watch the trailer of the movie

What is your impression of Starr and her father from watching the trailer?

Plot

Themes

Every novel or film has various themes. In The Hate U Give these are: 

• Racism and Police Brutality
• Double Identities
• The Power of Language
• Community and Loyalty
• The Cycle of Poverty and Crime

What do they mean? 

The Author

Angie Thomas 

Born in Jackson, Mississippi

Born in 1988

Former teen rapper 

'The hate u give' is her debut novel

Literary devices

Fatalism

Foreshadowing

Gothic novels

Hyperbole

Fatalism

The belief that all events are predetermined and therefore inevitable

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Fatalism is not really seen in the novel

Foreshadowing

Hints of what is to come in the action of a play or a story

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Starr's concern over what to do if a police car stops her foreshadows Khalil's subsequent shooting. 

The innate bad feeling that Starr and Lisa get about the police department's investigation into Officer Cruise foreshadows the jury's decision not to indict.

Gothic Novel

The term Gothic fiction refers to a style of writing that is characterized by elements of fear, horror, death, and gloom, as well as romantic elements, such as nature, individuality, and very high emotion. These emotions can include fear and suspense. The gothic novel was first introduced in the Romantic period

Hyperbole

An extravagant exaggeration of fact, used either for serious or comic effect

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"an earsplitting scream emerges from my gut" (P.23)

This is said in the beginning of the book, after Khalil has been shot.

Homework

No homework.