{"id":57761,"date":"2018-04-30T11:31:13","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T15:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellvyl.com\/?p=57761"},"modified":"2023-04-01T18:07:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T18:07:07","slug":"real-reads-the-hate-u-give","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellvyl.com\/media\/real-reads-the-hate-u-give\/","title":{"rendered":"REAL READS: THE HATE U GIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lately, books have dared to take on the task of capturing modern society. The pen is proving to be a mighty sword. If this is the case then we saw Angie Thomas slay in the battle to relay some of our citizen \u2019s truths in her new book <\/span>The Hate You Give<\/span><\/i>. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Hate is Real<\/b><\/h3>\n

Quickly, we are introduced to Starr Carter and her world in The Hate you Give<\/em>.\u00a0 She attends the high school a town over- which happens to also be a lot wealthier.\u00a0 We join her navigation of two polar opposite worlds. One is filled with privilege and opportunity and the other with poverty and profiling. <\/span><\/p>\n

The book illustrates the many faces Starr has to wear when navigating two worlds.\u00a0 At school, she refers to herself as \u201cWilliamson Starr\u201d.\u00a0 This nod to the codeswitching when she is at Williamson High gives readers an inside look at a too familiar act.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While this book is a plethora of conversations and learnings (community dynamics, police brutality, discrimination, mindset development..) the focus on not being able to bring all of yourself to all your spaces really resonated with me. I think this is something that everyone can relate to. \u00a0This idea of covering who you are to be accepted. <\/span><\/p>\n

Covering\u2026 an action noun<\/b><\/h3>\n

The term \u201ccovering\u201d was first talked about by \u00a0Erving Goffman in his 1963 book, <\/span>Stigma<\/span><\/i>. He explains how various groups hide or downplay aspects of themselves so they don\u2019t stick out.<\/span> It emphasizes that each person has something that they \u201ccover\u201d in order to be accepted.\u00a0 When people are covering they admit to the characteristic in themselves but do everything in their give power to downplay it. For example, Franklin Roosevelt who used a wheelchair always put himself behind the desk before meetings.\u00a0 Starr similarly struggles to cover the reality of her home life. She makes sure she doesn\u2019t sound to ghetto, dress too hood, and always responds with manners to leave no second-guessing of behavior. \u00a0Don\u2019t give them a reason. As we painfully read about the experiences Starr has navigated this we can\u2019t help but also think to when covering was something in our own lives. <\/span><\/p>\n

Our Own Covers<\/b><\/h3>\n

Each of us has a space that we have had to carefully navigate. We each have a number of f*cks we give when accounting how people view us. This affects how we approach our world. The Hate U Give<\/em> dares Starr, her friends and family to show up in all of who they are no matter where they are in life. The book is a great reminder to stay true to our own selves as we navigate deep dynamics of life. <\/span><\/p>\n

Need a modern realistic fiction? Check out The Hate U Give. \u00a0Let us know what it made you think about your own coverings or potentially even your outlook on society!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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