Argumentative Essay: The Hate U Give By Angie Thomas

THUG Argumentative Essay The Hate U Give, a book by Angie Thomas, is about the life of a young negro teenage girl facing some hard times after one of her friends was shot and killed right in front of her. The book at times is very graphic and uses some language most consider inappropriate. The question has arose whether or not teachers should be allowed to teach this book to students. I strongly believe that teachers should be able to teach this book in the classroom.
THUG should be allowed to be taught in the classroom, because it is an example of things that really happen in the world today. In the book Starr states, “My neighborhood is a war zone.” Meaning that after Khalil was killed the people started rioting and were fighting against the police and being violent. The New York Times published this about the riots in Ferguson, Missouri, “As the night wore on, the situation grew more intense. Buildings were set on fire, and looting was reported in several businesses.” The violence in Missouri was terrible just like Starr is talking about in her own neighborhood. The students should know what is going on in the world. The teachers should be able to give students the opportunity to see what has and is happening. …show more content…
The whole book is based on Starr’s thought and actions. Most teenagers here have never even thought about what others have to deal with. The students can feel Starr’s emotion when she describes Khalil death, “I saw the bullets rip through him. I sat there in the street as he took his last breath. I’ve had to listen to people try to make it seem like it’s okay he was murdered.” Not many teens around here have ever had to deal with something this major, though there are some. Students get to feel what it is like instead of just looking in from the outside and saying that the person was a