The failure of the criminal justice system to hold the officer accountable pushes Starr to take an increasingly public role, first giving an interview and then speaking out during the protests, which are met by police in riot gear. King, widely feared in the neighborhood, now lives with Seven's mother and Seven's half-sister Kenya, who is friends with Starr.Īfter a grand jury fails to indict the white officer, Garden Heights erupts into both peaceful protests and riots.
Maverick was only allowed to leave his gang, the King Lords, because he admitted to a crime even though he was innocent this kept gang leader King from being locked up. Following his release, Maverick leaves the gang and becomes owner of the Garden Heights grocery store where Starr and her half-brother Seven work. Carlos was a father figure to Starr when her father, Maverick, spent three years in prison for gang activity. Starr agrees to be interviewed by two detectives about the shooting after being encouraged by her Uncle Carlos, who is also a detective. Starr's struggles with her identity are further complicated after her mother Lisa leaves her job as a nurse in a Garden Heights clinic for a high-paying hospital job and the family moves out of the neighborhood. Having to keep this secret weighs on Starr, as does her need to keep her Williamson and Garden Heights personas separate. Starr's identity as the witness is initially kept secret from just about everyone outside Starr's family, even her younger brother Sekani – leaving Starr's two best friends, Hailey Grant and Maya Yang, and Starr's white boyfriend, Chris, who all attend Williamson Prep together, all unaware of Starr's connection to the news story. The media portrays Khalil as a gang banger and drug dealer, while more favorably portraying the white officer who killed him. Khalil's death becomes a major national news story. The officer fires three shots into Khalil, killing him. The officer tells Khalil, who is black, exit the car while outside the car, Khalil re-opens the driver-side door to check in on Starr. On the way home, they are stopped by a white police officer. After the police break up a party Starr is attending one weekend, Starr is driven home by a childhood friend, Khalil. The answers above are from me and Peter’s conversation during class.Starr Carter is a 16-year-old black girl who lives in the mostly poor black neighborhood of Garden Heights, but attends a predominantly white private school called Williamson Prep.
Rosalie took care of Starr and they all come together to help each other out Protection: Starr’s family being very protective of her Racism: Hailey’s comments during the basketball game about fried chicken Starr tried to stay calm and just answered kind of vaguely with true answers, but by the end, she blew up a little and told the cops what she was thinking. We think that the detective was trying to find dirt Khalil so that they could try and justify the incident. Why do you think the detective did this? Discuss Starr’s reaction to this “bait” (Chapter 6, pp. At the police station after Starr details the events leading up to the shooting, the detective shifts her focus to Khalil’s past. Regan- My parents have never talked to me about this and I think it’s because they don’t expect anything like this to happen to me, especially in Hong Kong. Peter- Yes, whenever there is an issue like this on the news, my dad says, “don’t be a dumbass and run from the police.” Have you had a similar conversation about what to do when stopped by the police? Reflect upon or imagine this conversation. The second was about what precautions to take when encountering a police officer (Chapter 2, p. One was about sex (“the usual birds and bees”). Chapter 2 begins with Starr flashing back to two talks her parents had with her when she was young. Perhaps the hidden meaning is that Black people are often wrongly imprisoned.Ģ. It was also a tattoo on Thomas’s idle who was imprisoned. Since the title is THUG then her message must be something about the effect of discrimination on black people. The author might have chosen a part of this acronym because the message of her book should relate to the title. In what ways do you see this in society today? (Chapter 1, p.
Discuss the meaning of the term “Thug Life” as an acronym and why the author might have chosen a part of this as the title of the book.
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