when lisa is talking on the phone with the district attorney the hate u give

by Kristofer Lebsack 3 min read

Why is Lisa talking to the district attorney?

She is speaking to the District Attorney about Starr coming in to talk. Maverick does not like the idea, but Starr thinks it will help Khalil, and agrees to do it. Lisa, like Starr, code switches depending on who she is talking to.

What happened to Lisa in the hate you give?

Mother to Starr and Sekani, wife to Maverick, and step-mother to Seven, Lisa is a deeply loving and supportive presence in her children’s lives. After becoming pregnant with Starr as a teenager, Lisa was thrown out of her house by Nana and lived with Mrs. Rosalie, Khalil ’s grandmother.

What does Lisa speak in the other voice on the phone?

Starr hears Lisa speaking in her “other” voice on the phone. She is speaking to the District Attorney... (full context) ...He says five King Lords attacked him, and is proud of putting up a fight.

How can Lisa help Khalil in the Hate U Give?

Lisa, like Starr, code switches depending on who she is talking to. Speaking to the DA is another way Starr can use her voice to help Khalil. Get the entire The Hate U Give LitChart as a printable PDF.

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What happens to Starr at the district attorney's office when talking about Khalil's death?

The DA explains the grand jury proceedings and asks Starr questions. When she gets to the moment of Khalil's death, Starr begins to vomit. Lisa brings Starr to the store and orders Maverick to take care of Starr despite their fight. Chastened, Maverick holds Starr and lets her cry.

What happens in Chapter 13 of The Hate U Give?

DeVante reveals that King wanted him to kill the men who shot Dalvin, which would only lead to Garden Disciples coming after him. As such, DeVante stole $5,000 from King in order to get his mother and sister out of town. His mother refused to let DeVante come with them, fearing he would put them all in danger.

What happens in Chapter 10 of The Hate U Give?

Summary: Chapter 10. On their way back to Garden Heights, Starr and Lisa stop at a police roadblock. Starr panics, imagining the police shooting them. Starr keeps her eyes closed while the police question Lisa, Maverick's advice for talking to cops echoing in her head.

What happens in chapter 6 of The Hate U Give?

Summary: Chapter 6 Starr panics as she and Lisa enter the police station. She keeps noticing the guns the police officers carry and remembering the night of Khalil's death. Lisa almost decides to bring Starr home, but Starr insists she wants to continue.

Was Khalil a king Lord?

Starr asks how DeVante knew him, but remembers they were King Lords together. DeVante reveals Khalil hadn't been a King Lord. King tried to recruit Khalil, but Khalil refused, and King lied at the funeral to save face. Brenda had stolen from King, and Khalil sold drugs to pay off Brenda's debt.

Why was Khalil selling drugs?

Khalil began dealing drugs because of his family's poverty, which resulted from the lack of opportunities his family had and his mother's addiction to drugs. After One-Fifteen shoots Khalil, Khalil's drug dealing becomes justification for his death.

Who claims Khalil at his funeral?

Lewis, Khalil is a drug dealer, a stereotype they can shorthand to justify his death as necessary or inevitable. When the King Lords bring the bandana, they stake a claim over Khalil that no one can contradict, and the gossip they create changes the perception of Khalil, overshadowing the funeral with rumors.

What happens in Chapter 11 of The Hate U Give?

Summary: Chapter 11. Hailey's brother, Remy, plans to protest Khalil's death as an excuse to play hooky. Hailey's excited, although she isn't happy they're protesting a drug dealer's death. Hailey believes Khalil's dealing explains the shooting.

What happens in chapter 9 of The Hate U Give?

Analysis: Chapter 9. Starr's immediate judgement of DeVante parallels the media's immediate judgement of Khalil, which implies Starr is wrong about DeVante. When Starr learns that DeVante is a King Lord drug dealer, she connects him to violent and abusive King.

What happens during Starr's interview?

As soon as the detectives enter the interview room Starr remembers the teachings of “the talk” and quickly changes her voice and gestures, to ensure she does not sound “ghetto.” During the interview Starr is asked whether Khalil seemed irate, hesitant, about his actions during the party, and much more that lead Starr ...

Where does Seven Chris and Starr find DeVante?

Seven calls to ask if Starr has seen DeVante. DeVante left Uncle Carlos's house, and nobody knows where he went. Starr tells Seven to pick her and Chris up so they can help search. When Seven arrives, he's on the phone with Kenya.

How does Khalil explain thug life?

Gunshots from a gang fight interrupt the party, and Khalil offers to take Starr home. While Khalil drives, he explains rapper Tupac Shakur's idea that “Thug Life” stands for “The Hate U Give Little Infants F---- Everybody.” Soon after, a white police officer with the badge number one-fifteen pulls them over.

What chapter does Lisa drag Maverick out of the patio?

(full context) Lisa drags Maverick out to the patio, but Starr can still hear everything they say as... (full context) Chapter 14.

What does Lisa remind Starr to breathe?

Lisa reminds an extremely anxious Starr to breathe as they arrive at the police station for... (full context) ...no longer hold her tongue, and quips that Khalil “didn’t pull the trigger on himself.”. Lisa asks why it seems like they are putting Starr and Khalil on trial instead of... (full context) Chapter 8.

Why are the Seven and Starr not expelled?

They are not expelled, because the headmaster takes pity on Starr “given the circumstances.”. Lisa scolds Seven and Starr, saying they behaved in the way the world expected them to. ... (full context) Chapter 21. ...and scolds Kenya for keeping her brother’s party a secret.

What is Lisa's role in the book Garden Heights?

After becoming pregnant with Starr as a teenager, Lisa was thrown out of her house by Nana and lived with Mrs. Rosalie, Khalil ’s grandmother. She works as a nurse in a Garden Heights clinic and, along with Maverick, attempts to educate her children about racial injustice. She raises Seven like her own son, despite him being the product of Maverick ’s affair with Iesha, and advises Starr to determine whether the good outweighs the bad in her own strained relationship with Hailey. Lisa desperately wants to move away from Garden Heights, something over which she frequently clashes with Maverick. At the end of the novel, Lisa obtains a higher paying job at a hospital to support the family’s move out to a safer neighborhood.

What do Maverick and Lisa ask?

Maverick and Lisa ask where they’ve all been all night. Maverick is impressed when he hears that Starr... (full context)

What does Lisa want to do at the end of the book?

At the end of the novel, Lisa obtains a higher paying job at a hospital to support the family’s move out to a safer neighborhood.

What do the colored dots and icons indicate in Chapter 2?

The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance. Chapter 2. ...gave her when she was twelve about how to behave in front of police officers. Lisa, her mother, thought she was too young, but Maverick, her father, said she was old... (full context) Chapter 3.

What are some examples of characters in the movie Maverick?

Maverick, for example, is a former felon but also a father and activist. Khalil is a drug dealer, but also a desperate young man forced to take care of his own mother.

What is the meaning of the term "double consciousness"?

B. Du Bois’ famous notion of “double consciousness,” the sensation of “two-ness” experienced by black individuals seeing themselves through the eyes of a racist society. Du Bois put forth this term in 1903 to describe the experience of being black in an American culture that has devalued blackness ...

What does Seven say about DeVante?

“Anyway, Chris,” Seven says, “DeVante's got a point. What makes his name or our names any less normal than yours? Who or what defines 'normal' to you? If my pops were here, he'd say you've fallen into the trap of the white standard.”

Is DeVante a gang member?

DeVante is a gang member, but also a video-game loving teen trying to support his family. While Starr is easily able to reconcile all these facets of their lives, society flattens black identity and in effect robs black individuals of their full humanity.

Is the drug dealer louder than the suspected?

The drug dealer. That's how they see him. It doesn't matter that he's suspected of doing it. “Drug dealer” is lo uder than “suspected” ever will be.

Why does Starr worry about answering the District Attorney’s questions?

Starr worries about answering the District Attorney’s questions because she doesn’t know if Khalil had a gun in the car. Ms. Ofrah explains that the “gun” was a hairbrush that One-Fifteen claims he mistook for a gun. She wonders how One-Fifteen’s father will address the hairbrush in his upcoming television interview.

Who brought Starr to Just Us for Justice?

That afternoon, Lisa brings Starr to the Just Us for Justice headquarters, which is decorated with photos of Black Power activists. Ms. Ofrah greets them and calls Khalil’s death a murder. Maverick arrives after dropping DeVante at Mr. Lewis’s.

What chapter does Starr see a tank passing on her street?

Summary: Chapter 12. Starr sees a tank passing on her street, flanked by an officer who reminds the neighborhood that the police will arrest anyone violating curfew. Starr checks her new blog, The Khalil I Know, where she shares photos from Khalil’s childhood.

What chapter does Maverick attack DeVante?

Summary: Chapter 13. In Maverick’s office, Mr. Lewis explains how the King Lords beat him up. Mr. Lewis insists that DeVante is actually the one in real danger. King ordered the King Lords to kill DeVante on sight. Maverick attacks DeVante, shouting that King would not want DeVante dead for refusing to shoot someone.

Why did Lisa stay with Maverick?

Lisa stayed with Maverick after he cheated on her with Iesha because she decided that the good in their relationship outweighed the bad. She advises Starr to think the same way about Hailey, and decide whether the relationship is worth saving. If not, Starr should let Hailey go.

What does Lisa say about Starr's relationship with Hailey?

Lisa encourages Starr to make a list of the good and bad parts of her relationship with Hailey.

What is Maverick's defense of DeVante?

Maverick’s defense of DeVante is a challenge to King’s power over the neighborhood. Starr and Maverick pick up food from Reuben ’s for dinner on the way home. At dinner Lisa casually mentions that she has a second interview for a job at the same hospital where Pam, Carlos ’s wife and a surgeon, works.

What does Maverick reveal about Chris?

Maverick reveals his vulnerability, something black men are not always allowed to exhibit in society. His distrust of Chris does not really have anything to do with Chris as a person, though Starr asserts that the lessons her father has taught her cross racial boundaries. Active Themes.

Does Starr let Hailey go?

If not, Starr should let Hailey go . Starr has apparently always deferred to Hailey, who here acts as a sort of stand-in for white society in general. Lisa’s speech about Maverick’s infidelity reflects the novel’s broader theme that people are more than their mistakes.

Who asks for DeVante's whereabouts?

King pulls up to the store in his gray BMW and asks for DeVante ’s whereabouts. Maverick denies knowing where he is. King then says he knows Starr is the witness the news is talking about, and that she better “keep her mouth shut.”.

Who is the DA in the movie Khalil?

Active Themes. Later that day Starr meets the DA, a white woman named Karen Monroe who apologizes for taking so long to meet.

What does Lisa ask Starr to do after she takes her plate?

After Starr takes her plate, Lisa asks her to bring food out to Maverick and Uncle Carlos. Starr is shocked to find they’ve talked out their differences. Nana calls Starr to come and get ready. Previous section Chapters 16-17 Next page Chapters 18-19 page 2.

What does Starr feel when Uncle Carlos arrives?

Starr feels sick, realizing that this is a message for her. When Uncle Carlos arrives, he asks whether Maverick called the police. Maverick insists that the police may have been the ones who shot at them. Uncle Carlos insists it had to have been the King Lords.

What does Starr worry about Maverick?

Starr worries that Maverick will get shot, but he returns unharmed. The gunmen shoot through the front of the house and throw a brick through the front window. Lisa calls Uncle Carlos. Neighbors come to check on them, but no one knows who fired the shots. Starr feels sick, realizing that this is a message for her.

Why does Maverick accuse Uncle Carlos of not protecting Starr?

Maverick accuses him of refusing to protect Starr because he’s afraid of being seen with gang members. Uncle Carlos reminds Maverick of how he cared for Starr and Seven while Maverick was in prison. He storms out of the house.

Why does Maverick ask Goon to protect Starr?

Goon, a member of the Cedar Grove King Lords, arrives. Maverick asked him and others to provide security for the family over the next two days. Uncle Carlos threatens not to come to the courthouse if gang members are accompanying them. Maverick accuses him of refusing to protect Starr because he’s afraid of being seen with gang members. Uncle Carlos reminds Maverick of how he cared for Starr and Seven while Maverick was in prison. He storms out of the house.

What does Starr smell when she wakes up?

Starr awakens to the smell of bacon and a feeling of dread. Today is the day she will try to secure justice for Khalil. The kitchen is full of Cedar Grove King Lords. Lisa, Aunt Pam, and Nana cook breakfast. After Starr takes her plate, Lisa asks her to bring food out to Maverick and Uncle Carlos.

What does Sekani ask Maverick about the suburbs?

Sekani asks Maverick if he’s OK living in the suburbs with the “fake” people , as Maverick calls them. Maverick has decided that being “real” is not about where they live, and the most important thing he can do is protect his family. The family eats lunch on the floor of the kitchen.

Why did Lisa and Mav give Rosalie money?

Rosalie a decent amount of money, not only to help repay her for all the times she helped take care of their kids, but also to help pay for Khalil's funeral

What does the acromonym "The Hate U Give Little Infants F----s Everybody"?

Acronym is "The Hate U Give Little Infants F----s Everybody." Khalil says it means, "What society give us as youth, it bites them in the a--- when we wild out."

What does Mav believe if Starr goes to the police station?

Mav believes that if Starr goes to the police station, the police will search for a justification for the police's shooting of Khalil, rather than investigate the truth.

What does Starr say to Maya and Hailey?

Starr tells Maya and Hailey, "I don't know that Khalil" (113) Why?

What is DeVante's gang?

A black teenage boy from Garden Heights and member of the King Lords gang. DeVante attempts to leave the King Lords after King gives him an assignment that DeVante knows will lead to his own death. Despite his cocky exterior, DeVante cares deeply for his family and others. He has a crush on Kenya.

Who is Lisa in Starr and Sekani?

Mother to Starr and Sekani, and step-mother to Seven. Lisa is a nurse and a loving but firm mother. Although she comes off as strict, Lisa has a compassionate heart and teaches the importance of forgiveness and second chances. She fiercely protects her children and always reminds her husband, Maverick, not to push the children too far into dangerous activism.

Who was Rosalie's daughter?

Ms. Rosalie's daughter Tammy and Lisa were best friends, and Ms. Rosalie took in Lisa when her parents kicked her out once she became pregnant in high school. Additionally, Ms. Rosalie helped take care of Lisa's kids so she wouldn't have to drop out of school.

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