The Hate List by Jennifer Brown is about the aftermath of a school shooting. Valerie Leftman's boyfriend Nick was the shooter, she had no idea that he was going to shoot up the school but she was implicated in the crime because she made a hate list of everything her and Nick both hated. Nick had taken his victims off of the list. Valerie was wounded trying to stop him and then Nick took his own life. After the summer Valerie had to come back for her senior year and face the guilt and move on with her life. The most relatable character in the novel is Valerie. “The lump in my throat was too big. It seemed surreal that I was about to be walking the same hallways with these kids who I knew so well, but who seemed like complete …show more content…
“In a way, Nick had been right: We all got to be winners sometimes. But what he didn’t understand was that we all had to be losers, too.” (Brown 398).Valerie finds peace in the ceremony. Letting it all go was what she needed. Life is what it is, but what someone does with their life is what counts. Valerie did not start the events that took place, but she did not really stop them either. The shooting was a traumatic event
To conclude, these are the four loneliest characters in the novel. They all have similarities in terms of dreams and loneliness however in the story the characters do not notice this but the reader almost classifies these characters as an outsiders group. Their characters show how having big dreams and high aspirations can make you lonelier. We can also see how the views of society affect loneliness such as the acceptance of racism and sexism in this time period as well as the fact that every man was for himself so there
During the novel, the characters' lives are all combined with each other's struggles and sexual experiences, some heterosexual, some homo- or bisexual. The most obvious victim of the novel is Rufus Scott, a black jazz musician who commits suicide at the end of the long first chapter. The other major characters also suffer as they struggle to find themselves and satisfy their craving for love and true happiness.
The novel that I am reading is All we have left and it’s by Wendy Mills. Aila is a Muslim and she got caught with cigarette in her hand. Her parents don’t trust her anymore and she wants to go to a program that is a NYU and it’s for drawing program she just can’t go because of her mistake. Alia told her mom that she hates and her mom and runs out of the building and the reason why they don’t trust her because the last time she ran away from home. Now, Jesse is going to Nick’s house and her friends are telling that he’s not right for her but she thinks he is. She goes to his house and he tells her about the bombing of 9/11 and she remembers her brother’s death in the twin
In Hate List by Jennifer Brown, the fact that both Nick and Val are bullied but only Nick shoots up the school suggests that when bullied, boys feel the need to take action while girls internalize the insults and pain. Nick plots revenge for the people who bully him and Val: “I’ll take care of it,” Nick explains, “I’ve been wanting to do something like this for a long time” (62). Nick believes that the bullies deserve pay back. He feels that he has a responsibility to teach them a lesson. Nick commits suicide after murdering all the people who bully him. He would rather die by getting revenge on his bullies then live without seeing them get their comeuppance.
In the novel, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas the main character Starr Carter has to live two lives to satisfy the people in her suburban prep school and poor neighborhood. At school, she is worried about her attitude so she doesn’t represent the angry black girl stereotype. In her neighborhood, she is ridiculed for acting arrogant. The balance between the two lives she constantly moves between is shattered when her best friend Khalil was shot by a police officer. Soon, afterward, Khalil’s death reached national news.
The character that seems to leave a big impact on the story is Mignon LaSalle, one of the antagonists of the novel. In the beginning, of the novel Mignon seems to be a spoiled rich girl, who believes that the world revolves around her. It is clear that her friends look up at her as if she is perfect; however, she looks down at her as if they are her followers.
Doctor Benedict Mady Copeland is another character lost in this book. He is a black doctor whose desire is to motivate people to demand their rightful place in American Society. He has ideas that no one seems to understand regardless of how hard he tries to explain him or her. Jake Blount is another pathetic character. He shows up at this cafe drunk and constantly acting foolish. He searches for someone to listen to him and finds that in Singer. He actually believes Singer understands him when Singer really doesn’t fully understand him. Mick Kelly is another character in the book. She has poor living ways and desires to write symphonies. She cannot express her love for music. She is also forced to quit school and take on a job to help the family out.
The character that I seem to admire is Rosaleen because she's not annoying like Lily. Rosaleen is cool because she doesn't care and says whatever she wants. She doesn’t lie like Lily. I first thought she was cool when she stole the fans because she didn't even care about what the church would say. Rosaleen is cool because the story needs a “normal” person, nobody is realistic. Lily is a lying sensitive baby that somehow is brave enough to run away from home, August is kind of realistic but she’s too nice and she knew the whole time that her mom stayed with them and didn't tell her, most people would just tell them instead of keeping it a secret. Also, every story usually has 2 main characters that are opposites because it can lead to unique
As I began to read the first chapter I was caught with a romantic and amusing character, named Jimmy cross.He was a lieutenant serving in the army but his heart was serving his crush, Martha. Everyday when Jimmy isn't fighting to live he's either thinking about Martha or unwrapping letters from a plastic bag that were sent to him by his star-crossed lover, Martha.I also found Jimmy to be amusing/hilarious, as I figure out what he want to do with his crush as the writing was very descriptive from the author and charchter.One part I found realy funny was when Jimmy attempted to make a move on Martha by tring to touch her from under the skirt which failed miserbly.I was laughing so hard when I read this part,beacuse thats really emabrring plus
She had lost the single most important part of her life, her family. She continually talks about how she was thrown into many different relatives homes, most of them never really caring about her. She had grown up to be a scarred and unpleasant person to be around, because she never had a family. Another important example of how significant family is in the book is when Krissi Cates family turned on her. “No one ever forgives me for anything” (Flynn 217).
I love books that can make me laugh and cry and this book definitely made me do so and more. My favorite character would have to be Laurence because he’s always so honest and true to himself and who he is. He’s also very humorous. Another reason why I like the book is because it relates to real life and the characters go through endeavours that we all face. It sometimes has helpful advice and words of encouragement. One of my favorite quotes from the book is, “You know... no matter what you do, people are going to expect you to be someone you're not. But if you're clever and lucky and work your butt off, then you get to be surrounded by people who expect you to be the person you wish you were¨. I like this quote because it’s truthful and deep and most people can relate to it in the way that we all have parents or someone we know that want and expect us to go far and do tremendous things with our lives. Overall, it is a good book just with a slow start, but it’s worth it if you’re
One character that I identify with the most would probably be Larry Buckman. Beside Larry’s bad habits of gambling and not looking after kool, I related to him because he’s independent. During an argument between Larry and his father, Larry says he’s not like gill “just another number”. He was different, he wanted to stand out and work for himself, not just another number in a business. I am my own boss, my brother and me opened a business because we are both like Larry, wanting to work for ourselves and not being an employee and some office job. I also related to Larry because I like to gamble, but not to the extent Larry does. I enjoy playing cards at casinos and some small sports bets with friends, But not to the extent of betting thousands of dollars on sports bets.
In chapter 1, the narrator is Snookum, a.k.a. George Eliot, Jr. He lives with his grandmother, Aunt Glo. The reader can infer that Aunt Glo is a tough woman. When she orders Snookum to sit down and finish his food. In chapter 2, the narrator is Janey, a.k.a. Janice Robinson. The reader can tell she is somewhat above the other blacks. She lives in the Marshall House as the housekeeper. In chapters 1 and 2, the story's plot and setting is provided, which is Beau's murder around the Plantation. Thus far, my favorite character is Candy, a white plantation owner. The reader can characterize her as a neighbourly person who cares for people of all races during a time of extreme rigidity. When she tried to take the blame to protect Mathu, an African-American
My favorite character in the book is Mary’s Grandma (in the book they call her Grandma) because she is a trustworthy person. Mary trusted her even though the thought Grandma was doing wrong but really she was doing well, like taking a can of Bootsie (Mary’’s cat).
The characters in the book are very special but hated in a way to me. I hated but loved Paul at the same time he would drink, hit Johanna and lie a lot about everything but, I sort of saw through that and Johanna said that in the book. Johanna was very complexed she’d always would say she's average but she really wasn't. There's also a girl named Kara a.k.a “The Cool Girl” who's Johanna’s friend who just gives her advice they don't really hang out much but they're good friends. Then there's also the parents Paul writes to his father, his mother had died when he was younger and paul drinks a lot and lives by himself.