She feels like she has to be "Williamson Starr" when she's with her white friends and then she has to be "Garden Heights Starr" when she's home. Starr reveals that you shouldn't have to be "separate people" when you're around different people. Loyalty and compassion mean something, especially when the times are tough. And always by her side is her white bf Chris, her family, and her close friends (excluding Hailey). Not only does she show bravery and courage, she embraces the power of her voice and protests the police brutality in Garden Heights. Racism prevails in the world that Starr lives in, and the death of Khalil sheds light on the burning desire to destroy it. As it's said in the book, "white people do dumb s-t," and we do. She is a beacon of hope to those around her, giving the name "Starr" a literal and figurative meaning: she lights up the darkness and acts as a leader for others to follow.
Through the events which Starr had to suffer through, she learns that her voice is a weapon and can be used in the war of racism that still exists in America. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas is more that just a book about a black girl watching her friends die, and moving out of a terrible gangbanging "ghetto" neighborhood. Only after having seen the toll violence has taken on his family does he agree to move at the end of the novel, asserting he can still help Garden Heights without living there.THIS BLOG WAS MADE FOR A SCHOOL PROJECT JUST AN FYI Because of this, he refuses to let the family move away from Garden Heights.
Maverick is deeply committed to improving the lives of his community, and instills his children with teachings from the Black Panthers, including encouragement to fight against police brutality. Maverick also frequently clashes with Carlos, Lisa’s brother, partly out of insecurity Carlos cared for the children while Maverick was in prison.
His son Seven is the result of a one-night affair Maverick had with Iesha after a fight with Lisa, and Iesha remains an “Achilles heel” of his and Lisa’s relationship. Frequently referred to as “Big Mav,” Maverick owns a small grocery store in Garden Heights and is seen as a pillar of the community. He went to prison for three years for King in exchange for getting out the King Lords, and later helps DeVante when he, too, wants to leave the gang. His father was one of the biggest drug dealers in Garden Heights, but Maverick decided to leave gang life behind after having children. Starr’s father, Lisa’s husband, and a former felon, Maverick was essentially born into a life of crime.
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