Pieces of Literature are written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas is a wonderful novel, receiving high praise from many non-academic organizations including but not limited to The Atlantic, Entertainment Weekly, and Newsweek. While it has received many raving reviews, it is no work of literature. This novel should be taught in school, however, The Hate U Give should, under no circumstances should be taught in English class.
The Hate U Give has a wonderful plot and does not shy away from possible political skepticism. The book is, however, a “Mainstream Novel” and not “Literary”. The Huffington Post writes that in Mainstream Novels, “ conflict will arise, but it will be …show more content…
The plot isn’t the main focus in literary fiction; rather, the history, social issues, and character developments that are a part of the story take precedence.” While readers may see that social issues are focused on in the novel, they are presented as a plot point. If the social issues were removed there would still be a book, a notably shorter book, but a book nonetheless. As, so adequately pointed out in the first excerpt of the Huffington Post article the conflict should not arise immediately, howbeit in The Hate U Give the conflict arises within the first three chapters. This, accompanied with the fact that the …show more content…
To put the cherry on the top, the novel is written by a thirty year old black woman, adding real life perspective to the novel. All this is the making of A-grade teaching materials for classes like Government, the book can provide the modern day views of minorities when studying the civil rights movement and its effect on today's world with the lasting inequality shown in the poverty in Garden Heights versus the Opulence of Chis’ neighborhood.. Contemporary Issues, this particular subject is obvious the book provides the insider's view to the all too common headline of, “Young, Black, unarmed man shot and killed by officer” by following Starr during and after Khalil’s death. U.S. History, the story is set in the United States and sets the stage beautifully for discussions on topics surrounding minorities. These and many more classes would benefit greatly from reading The Hate U Give, in spite of this English class is not one of them. While it presents many benefits for platforming discussion in classes surrounding race, there is no need for this in English meaning that without any possible challenge reading for literary reasons, correct platforming, or benefit in writing that The Hate U Give does not belong in the hand of English teachers for any reason beyond personal
The Hate U Give has a wonderful plot and does not shy away from possible political skepticism. The book is, however, a “Mainstream Novel” and not “Literary”. The Huffington Post writes that in Mainstream Novels, “ conflict will arise, but it will be …show more content…
The plot isn’t the main focus in literary fiction; rather, the history, social issues, and character developments that are a part of the story take precedence.” While readers may see that social issues are focused on in the novel, they are presented as a plot point. If the social issues were removed there would still be a book, a notably shorter book, but a book nonetheless. As, so adequately pointed out in the first excerpt of the Huffington Post article the conflict should not arise immediately, howbeit in The Hate U Give the conflict arises within the first three chapters. This, accompanied with the fact that the …show more content…
To put the cherry on the top, the novel is written by a thirty year old black woman, adding real life perspective to the novel. All this is the making of A-grade teaching materials for classes like Government, the book can provide the modern day views of minorities when studying the civil rights movement and its effect on today's world with the lasting inequality shown in the poverty in Garden Heights versus the Opulence of Chis’ neighborhood.. Contemporary Issues, this particular subject is obvious the book provides the insider's view to the all too common headline of, “Young, Black, unarmed man shot and killed by officer” by following Starr during and after Khalil’s death. U.S. History, the story is set in the United States and sets the stage beautifully for discussions on topics surrounding minorities. These and many more classes would benefit greatly from reading The Hate U Give, in spite of this English class is not one of them. While it presents many benefits for platforming discussion in classes surrounding race, there is no need for this in English meaning that without any possible challenge reading for literary reasons, correct platforming, or benefit in writing that The Hate U Give does not belong in the hand of English teachers for any reason beyond personal