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The Hate U Give Chapter 18
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The Hate U Give
By Cole Trombley
Ch. 18
Summary
Starr’s Parents take her and
siblings to there new house that they plan on moving into, more good news follows that involves their mom getting a new job. Later that night while they are watching basketball, they hear gunshots, there father calls their Uncle and friends for help. As they discus who could have tried to shoot them, the uncle gets mad at the father about working with criminals and leaves in frustration.
Summary
The sudden change in tone as the chapter goes from a happy family watching a basketball game competitively to several gunshots ruining everything is a very interesting way for this chapter to go in
Style
Theme
The main styles used in Chapter 18
were:
The Cycle of of Poverty
and Crime
Community and Loyalty
The Power of Language
Theme
These three Themes I feel relate to the book the best.
The book shows visualization through text to tell the theme.
Quotes
“Can we afford it?” Seven asks.
Momma raises an eyebrow. “Yes, we can.”
“But like down payments and stuff—”
“Seven!” I hiss. He’s always in somebody’s business.
“We got everything taken care of,” Daddy says. “We’ll rent the house in the Garden out, so that’s gon’ help with the monthly payments, ... “I got the nurse manager job at Markham,” she says." (pdf Pg. 202)
Quotes
Relating back to the theme of "the cycle of poverty and crime", this conversation between the family shows that even though they can afford the house, they still need to go through great lengths to make sure they keep it