However, along the way, she finds out that Khalil means more than a friend to him. Starr is experiencing an emotional hangover after witnessing Khalil, her best friend’s death. I thought I was over my crush, but sometimes I don’t know. She is overwhelmed by the decisions she has to make regarding relationships and finding her voice, and hopes to find light in her darkness to guide her through these hard times. Starr is struggling internally about speaking out for Khalil and code-switching between Williamson Starr and Garden Heights Starr, and externally about her relationship with Chris and Hailey. I need some light in my own darkness right about now. This shows how distance affects one’s relationship as they can’t meet up as frequently, and their difference in worldviews, which are greatly impacted by their communities, might lead to conflicts within cliques.ĭaddy says he named me Starr because I was his light in the darkness. She feels that she is sometimes excluded as she lives far away from their community. Starr is envious and jealous of the close relationship between Maya and Hailey. That’s what happens when you live so far away from your friends.
No lie, it stings a little knowing they hang out without me. clique issues, making decisions about relationships in life, and discovering their own identities. Thomas creates a typical teenager with Starr’s character by addressing concerns that are universal among high school students, eg.
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