Hailey Grant Character Analysis in The Hate U Give

Hailey is Starr’s oldest friend at Williamson, the two having grown close when Hailey’s mother died of cancer around same time that Natasha was killed. Their friendship unravels over the course of the novel, however. First, Hailey unfollows Starr’s Tumblr account after the latter posts a picture of Emmett Till, a black teen murdered for whistling at a white woman in the 1950s. Hailey’s racism then becomes increasingly apparent throughout the story. She dismisses Khalil as a drug dealer and thug who the world is better off without, leading to a physical altercation with Starr. Though Hailey tries to make up with Starr, she fails to admit to or apologize for her racism. At the end of the novel, Starr decides to cut Hailey out of her life entirely.

Hailey Grant Quotes in The Hate U Give

The The Hate U Give quotes below are all either spoken by Hailey Grant or refer to Hailey Grant. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

Hailey texted me immediately after, freaking out. I thought it was because she couldn't believe someone would do that to a kid. No. She couldn't believe I would reblog such an awful picture.

Related Characters: Starr Carter (speaker), Hailey Grant

Page Number and Citation: 77

Explanation and Analysis:

Upon seeing Hailey for the first time since they went on spring break, Starr notes the continued tension in their relation that has been there ever since Hailey unfollowed Starr’s Tumblr account. Starr lives far from her friends at Williamson, and Tumblr is a major way for her to stay connected with her friends at school. As such, Hailey’s actions are deeply hurtful to Starr. Worse, she unfollowed Starr after the latter posted a photograph of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old black child lynched for allegedly whistling at a white woman in the 1950s, and whose death was a major inciting Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamu

“Hustle! Pretend the ball is some fried chicken. Bet you'll stay on it then.”

Related Characters: Hailey Grant (speaker), Starr Carter

Page Number and Citation: 111

Explanation and Analysis:

Hailey shouts this at Starr while playing basketball in gym class at Williamson. Starr is aghast that her friend would make such a comment to the only black girl in the room; fried chicken is stereotypically associated with black people. When Starr confronts her about it after the game, Hailey argues that she was joking and simply referring to the lunch served in the cafeteria earlier in the day. Instead of trying to understand her friend’s pain, Hailey makes herself the victim by acting outraged that Starr would accuse her of racism. By this point in the novel, Hailey has Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum v

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

If it's revealed that I was in the car, what will that make me? The thug ghetto girl with the drug dealer? What will my teachers think about me? My friends? The whole fucking world, possibly?

Related Characters: Starr Carter (speaker), Maya Yang, Hailey Grant, Khalil Harris

Page Number and Citation: 113

Explanation and Analysis:

After the fried chicken incident, Hailey and Maya ask Starr if she is acting strangely because she knew Khalil, whose name they have heard on the news. They ask if this is the same Khalil who used to go to Starr’s birthday parties. Hailey dismissively refers to him as “the drug dealer,” confirming Starr’s fears that, for many people, this part of Khalil’s life will overshadow everything else about him. The fact that Hailey is so quick to view Khalil in a way that conforms to stereotypical narratives about black people further evidences her prejudice. Starr worries that the rest Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accu

That's the problem. We let people say stuff, and they say it so much that it becomes okay to them and normal for us. What’s the point of having a voice if you're gonna be silent in those moments you shouldn't be?

Related Characters: Starr Carter (speaker), Maya Yang, Hailey Grant

Page Number and Citation: 252

Explanation and Analysis:

After Starr confronts Hailey for her racist comments at Maya’s house, Hailey refuses to apologize and storms out. Maya, who is Asian-American, then confesses to Starr that, in their freshman year, Hailey asked if her family ate cat for Thanksgiving. The comment hurt Maya deeply, but neither she nor Starr said anything to Hailey at the time; in fact, when Hailey started to laugh they both joined in. Starr is appalled at her younger self. She wonders if she felt she had to laugh in that moment, putting aside her—and Maya’s—discomfort to be accepted. Starr has since learned that avoiding Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. V

Hailey hands me two pictures. One is Khalil's thugshot, as Daddy calls it. One of the pictures they've shown on the news. Hailey printed it off the internet. Khalil wears a smirk, gripping a handful of money and throwing up a sideways peace sign.

The other picture, he's twelve. I know because I'm twelve in it too. It's my birthday party at this laser tag place downtown. Khalil's on one side of me, shoveling strawberry cake into his mouth, and Hailey's on my other side, grinning for the camera along with me.

Related Characters: Starr Carter (speaker), Hailey Grant, Khalil Harris

Page Number and Citation: 339

Explanation and Analysis:

Starr approaches Maya and Hailey outside the latter’s locker at Williamson, and Hailey immediately accuses Starr of being a liar for pretending not to know Khalil. The photos she then presents as evidence exemplify how the world flattens the humanity of black individuals and is quick to portray black youths as criminal. The news has chosen to share a less flattering photograph of Khalil in order to bolster the narrative that he was a thug who deserved to be shot. Starr, however, knows that the photo simply shows someone who never had money and was excited to finally hold some Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta i

Hailey Grant Character Timeline in The Hate U Give

The timeline below shows where the character Hailey Grant appears in The Hate U Give. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

Dueling Identities and Double Consciousness Theme Icon

...has been ignoring. She wonders if she should call her other Williamson friends Maya and Hailey. Then she recalls inviting them to a sleepover years earlier, that Hailey’s parents wouldn’t let... (full context)

...that other students assumed she and Ryan would date because both are black. They find Hailey, Starr’s oldest friend at Williamson, and other members of the basketball team. As her friends... (full context)

...for lunch in the cafeteria, much to Starr’s delight. In gym class, Starr sits between Hailey and Maya and scoffs at a girls vs. boys basketball game in which the girls... (full context)

Hailey drags Starr and Maya onto the basketball court to play. Starr doesn’t really want to... (full context)

Hailey and Maya ask if the Khalil they heard about on the news was the same... (full context)

Hailey then asks Starr if she is upset because of the anniversary of Natasha’s death, reminding... (full context)

...next day at Williamson things are eerily quiet. Starr asks what is going on, and Hailey reveals that her brother, Remy, is starting a protest for Khalil simply to get out... (full context)

...Starr leaves and walks to Maya’s house nearby. Maya is excited to see Starr, but Hailey, who is also there, remains cold. After a brief time playing video games, Hailey cuts... (full context)

The Cycle of Poverty and Crime Theme Icon

After the interview Hailey expresses sympathy for One-Fifteen, asserting that “his life matters too.” Starr is appalled by her... (full context)

After Hailey has gone, Maya says that Hailey was lying: she did unfollow Starr’s Tumblr because she... (full context)

Maya tells Starr that after Thanksgiving their freshman year, Hailey asked Maya, who is Chinese, whether her family “ate cat.” Maya says Starr had looked... (full context)

Starr starts to open up about the tension with Hailey, though she leaves out the specific details. Lisa says she never liked the way Starr... (full context)

Maya finds Starr and says that she asked Hailey about the “cat” comment, but Hailey refused to apologize. Hailey has stopped speaking to both... (full context)

Starr sees Maya and Hailey talking outside Hailey’s locker. Hailey has a smug expression on her face and calls Starr... (full context)

Hailey calls Starr a liar for pretending not to know Khalil, and demands an apology for... (full context)

...about never running in them, and she and Kenya laugh. When Kenya asks where “blondie”—a.k.a. Hailey—is, Maya excitedly launches into the story of Starr’s fight. Kenya eats the story up, and... (full context)

...together; their backgrounds are simply too different. She says Chris should be with someone like Hailey. Chris tries to comfort Starr, but she feels he just doesn’t understand and drops it.... (full context)

Hailey texts Starr to say that she is sorry—for the verdict and that Starr is upset... (full context)

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Hailey Grant Character Timeline in The Hate U Give