Sekani

Sekani is a recurring character in The Hate U Give. He is the younger brother of Starr Carter and the half-brother of Seven.

He is 8 years old, almost 9 in chapter 5. He was 1 years old when Maverick gave the children "the talk" about what to do around the damn police.

Starr and Seven’s little brother and a frequent source of comic relief. At eight years old, Sekani does not yet understand the nuances and racial tensions of his neighborhood. At the end of the story, Starr overhears her father Maverick having “the talk” about how to behave in front of police officers with him. Then he put the gun up at the dude cause he messing with his family

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

Chapter 5

Lisa drives Starr and Sekani to Williamson Prep, passing by Carlos’s gated neighborhood on the way. Starr wonders if the...

...at Williamson who is “smart enough for Harvard but Howard bound.” Seven drives Starr and Sekani to the clinic where Lisa works. On the way, a police car pulls beside them...

Chapter 8

...“Enough Is Enough.” News vans have arrived as well. Maverick says he wants Seven and Sekani to be a part of the march, but Lisa insists on taking Starr home. April...

Chapter 11

...in anger. Mr. Lewis, no longer at odds with Maverick, tries to comfort him, while Sekani asks his siblings why the officers treated “daddy like that”? Seven comforts his little brother...

Chapter 15

...he is determined to get the family out of Garden Heights. After dinner, Seven tells Sekani that he won’t be leaving. He will go to community college to stay near his...

Chapter 18

...of fresh paint. The kitchen has granite countertops and stainless-steel appliances. As Starr, Seven, and Sekani look around with wonder and confusion, Lisa announces that she got the job at the...

Starr shouts that she refuses to testify anymore. In response, Maverick makes her, Sekani, and Seven recite lines from the Black Panthers’ Ten-Point Program that call for an end...