It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime by Lindsey Waldo https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx Book Club Discussion/Class Connections en-us 2023-05-01 16:31:28 UTC 2025-08-09 03:29:27 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4a9.png 100151749 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582162652 “Whenever the kids in the street saw me they’d yell, “Indoda yomlungu!” “The white man!” Some of them would run away. Others would call out their parents to come look. Others would run up and try to touch to see if I was real.” I picked this golden line because it shows how rare it was to be colored during apartheid. It also shows that Trevor had to deal with a lot of discrimination and strange responses to his skin color even as a kid.


]]> 2023-05-08 14:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582162652 100151348 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582162887 “I moved to the B classes with the black kids. I decided I’d rather be held back with people I like than move ahead with people I didn’t know.” - pg. 59. This golden line stands out to me because it showed me that Trevor would rather hang out with the black kids instead of the others because he feels more connected to them due to his culture, identity, and how he feels as a person.]]> 2023-05-08 14:28:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582162887 100151348 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582197011 A theme that has developed throughout the story is, "Family and friends can guide you through hardships.". An example of when this theme developed is when Trevor was taken to jail and had to wait for his hearing. He got his cousin, Mlungisi, to pay his bail, but in reality it was his mom that paid. This shows that his family had his back throughout one of his hardships.]]> 2023-05-08 14:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582197011 symbol https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582577154 i chose a laughing emoji because throughout the entire book there was little parts that would make me laugh and because he is a comedian]]> 2023-05-08 19:17:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582577154 change 100155245 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582580288 from the beginning of the book trevor was a kid who would always cause "terror" but at the end of the book as he grew up he became an honest man]]> 2023-05-08 19:20:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582580288 100152243 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582582919 "The bible was my action movie."
This shows us that he was a very religious person growing up.]]> 2023-05-08 19:21:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582582919 1001695961 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582582951  Don’t cry about your past. Life is full of pain. Let the pain sharpen you, but don’t hold onto it. I thought this line had great significance because the mom was showing some words of wisdom to Trevor that could help him later in the book.]]> 2023-05-08 19:21:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582582951 Being Chosen 100156435 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582584869 “Being chosen is the greatest gift you can give to another human”. This golden line stood out to me because Trevor had lost his communication with his real dad. When Trevor tried to reach out to his dad that moved to Cape Town he was anxious whether dad would reply back. The best thing was that Robert a.k.a dad reached back out and invited him to his place. It shows that even if your family is apart family is family and everybody will always try to be together.

]]> 2023-05-08 19:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582584869 relation 100155245 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582585268 The relationship that i had chosen was between trevor and his mom. their relationship is important because it went from him leaving his mom to him giving everything for her]]> 2023-05-08 19:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582585268 100152554 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582586584 “We’d gone from living under apartheid to living under another kind of tyranny, that abusive, alcoholic man.” - p112 
This stood out to me because conflict kept occurring throughout his life.

]]> 2023-05-08 19:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582586584 100152243 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582587679 I chose this since he would do funny things and dumb things.]]> 2023-05-08 19:25:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582587679 1001695961 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582589883 A theme that developed in the story is getting through life, because in the story it says that Trevor could do something one day then wake up the next day forget about it and move on with life.]]> 2023-05-08 19:28:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582589883 100152243 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582589930 His mom gets shot in the back of the head and makes him mad/sad/worried.He had an abusive stepdad.]]> 2023-05-08 19:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582589930 100178073 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582590748 A golden line that stood out to me is "I never felt poor because our life was rich with experience." This golden line stood out to me because even though Trevor grew up broke he never was ungrateful for what he had.]]> 2023-05-08 19:28:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582590748 100152243 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582595967 He has to choose who he wants to hang out with since he is mixed, so he is always having to think about that]]> 2023-05-08 19:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582595967 Family 100156435 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582597685 "Family is your health insurance" literally and not literally. Trevor had his mom guide him through life and raised him right. When Trevor was at the bottom being arrested and all that his mom was his support. When mom gets shot in the head she had no health insurance but Trevor was there and paid $2,700 all at once to cover everything. ]]> 2023-05-08 19:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582597685 1001695961 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582598243 An internal conflict Trevor faced was when he was in school and had to decide which group of people he wanted to be with.]]> 2023-05-08 19:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582598243 100151694 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582600029 One of the themes that developed throughout the story was trouble fitting in. Several times in the book Trevor talks about how he struggled to identify with a certain racial group in school since he was the only black-white mixed kid there. Even when he went to prison, he was still hesitant about which group to talk to. Because of this, he was forced to socialize with every group at once.]]> 2023-05-08 19:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582600029 Love 100152243 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582602082 His mom loved him and he loved her.Through all their fights, struggles, and losses, they were able to get through it with their love for each other.]]> 2023-05-08 19:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582602082 100152554 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582603975 He had an abusive and alcoholic step dad that shot his mom. His step dad also beat him, his mom, his half brothers, and his dogs. It was a very traumatic experience for him.]]> 2023-05-08 19:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582603975 Symbol 100156435 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582604448 This represents the (devil) a.k.a Trevor but nobody knows. That intruded Koko's house and made mom confused and yell out into the neighborhood to pray because she thought it was the devil planted it but it was really Trevor. ]]> 2023-05-08 19:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582604448 100151694 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582606600 "I wasn't popular, but I wasn't an outcast. I was everywhere with everybody, and at the same time I was all by myself." This line stood out to me because it perfectly described Trevor's situation at his school. Since he had trouble identifying with others, he had resorted to getting other people's lunch for them and telling jokes to find friends.]]> 2023-05-08 19:43:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582606600 Abel 100156435 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582607372 Abel was the troublemaker in everything for Trevor. Trevor was abused and Abel went as far as shooting Trevor's mom. The alcohol was giving Abel the devil's eyes. ]]> 2023-05-08 19:44:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582607372 1001695961 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582609374 An external conflict that Trevor faced was when he got in trouble and the people that he had to deal with because he was a troublemaker.]]> 2023-05-08 19:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582609374 100178073 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582611219 A theme that develops throughout the story is that your past doesn't define your future. Even though Trevor went through multiple tough times, everything in the end turned out to be alright.]]> 2023-05-08 19:48:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582611219 100151694 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582611743 Trevor's stepdad, Abel, was alcoholic and very abusive towards Trevor and his mom, and he eventually went a little too far by shooting Trevor's mom in the head.]]> 2023-05-08 19:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582611743 Relationship 100156435 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582612148 Mom was Trevor's best friend in my opinion. While being a mom she was honest and raised Trevor the best she could. She influenced choices for Trevor but Trevor had to turn away for a little bit because of Abel. In the end though Trevor's relationship with mom was strong and Trevor soon made a better choice by getting out of the hood. ]]> 2023-05-08 19:49:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582612148 1001695961 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582612513 A way that Trevor changed from the beginning of the book till the end was that he got into less trouble.]]> 2023-05-08 19:49:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582612513 100152554 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582613092 Since his dad was white and his mom was black, he never fit in with other people. He always felt confused and out of place.]]> 2023-05-08 19:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582613092 100151694 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582616127 At the beginning of the book, when Trevor was younger, he was widely regarded by others as a troublemaker, acting very reckless and even going as far as accidentally committing arson. However, as he gets older, he matures and stops being as mischievous as he used to be. ]]> 2023-05-08 19:53:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582616127 100178073 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582617594 An internal conflict Trevor faced throughout the story is an identity crisis. Growing up, Trevor often felt out of place because he was mixed. He was like a chameleon though, and could change the way you view him even if he's a different color.]]> 2023-05-08 19:54:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582617594 100151694 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582619366 He always had to make a choice when it came to what group of people he wanted to hang out with.]]> 2023-05-08 19:56:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582619366 100152554 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582619891 The relationship with Trevor and his step father was very toxic, but it was important. Because of his step dad, he left home and continued to focus on himself.]]> 2023-05-08 19:57:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582619891 100152554 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582624161 Help yourself first before others. When his friend got caught shoplifting, he didn't try to interfere with the situation, otherwise he would've been sent to prison with him. He also left his home because of his step dad and left his mom and brothers.]]> 2023-05-08 20:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2582624161 Bad familly 100157240 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585564259 One of the main outward conflicts that Trevor faces is having to deal with his family troubles. Trevor Noah's stepfather is very abusive to him and his family, and continues to be so even after trevor moves out.]]> 2023-05-10 14:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585564259 100151749 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585566931 A theme that developed through the book is that the poor people almost always stay poor. When Trevor was selling pirated DVDs, he said that even though they worked hard to sell everything that they had, they were still kind of poor. When Trevor's family and Abel were working at the Mighty Mechanics, they were dirt poor no matter how hard they worked.]]> 2023-05-10 14:04:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585566931 100151348 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585570560 At the beginning of the novel, young Trevor was always causing trouble, most notably when Trevor accidentally committed arson and when he stole chocolates from the mall. We see Trevor act like this over most of the novel, but over time, he gradually became more mature, responsible, and he got into less trouble.]]> 2023-05-10 14:06:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585570560 Good or bad 100157240 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585570640 Trevor noah throughout the course of the story learned that being naughty or disobeying the rules will not lead to anything good. An example of this is when Trevor decides to sneak out the red mozda and gets arrested. Even after this though he still struggles with going to university, etc.]]> 2023-05-10 14:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585570640 100157240 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585577288 A way that Trevor changed from the beginning of the story to now is that he learned to be more kind. An example of this is that he went from burning down houses to helping others and standing up in his family's abusive relationship.]]> 2023-05-10 14:10:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585577288 100157240 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585582427 A theme that has developed throughout the story is how family can help in times of hardship. When he was young, Trevor's mom let him go to jail when he was taken in at ten years old to teach him a lesson. Near the end of the story his mom bails him out of jail when trevor thought his mom didn't even know he was in.]]> 2023-05-10 14:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585582427 100151749 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585584527 When Trevor was a little kid, he would argue with his mom, and he would always get into trouble. As he got older, he became a hard worker. He spent a lot of time selling DVDs, and he eventually became a touring comedian.]]> 2023-05-10 14:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585584527 100157240 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585588168 “I believed that Fufi was my dog, but of course that wasn’t true. Fufi was a dog. I was a boy. We got along well. She happened to live in my house."

This golden line stands out to me as being very important because it teaches Trevor that not all relationships are real and meaningful, but instead some are just for mutual gain. This comes into effect later in the story when we learn about trevor's father.
]]> 2023-05-10 14:16:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585588168 100151348 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585590657 An internal conflict Trevor faced is who he chose to hang out with, only because he's mixed. This impacted him by making him constantly feel as if he'd get punished if he chose one group over the other.]]> 2023-05-10 14:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585590657 100151749 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585594187 The relationship that I chose is Trevor and Abel. The reason why I picked that relationship is that Abel thought that Trevor's family, including Trevor, took his life away from him. This caused him to try to kill their family.]]> 2023-05-10 14:19:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585594187 100151749 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585605293 An external conflict that Trevor faced was that he had to watch his mom get abused. It made him very confused about why she didn't leave him. It weighed on him so much that he had to leave and buy his own house.]]> 2023-05-10 14:26:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585605293 100151348 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585605512 An external conflict that Trevor faces is his relationship with his stepdad, Abel. Abel was very abusive towards Trevor and his family, and it eventually got to the point where Abel shot Trevor's mom. This impacted Trevor by making him turn into a tougher, more independent person, and also causing him to become more caring towards his mom, brothers, and extended family.]]> 2023-05-10 14:27:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2585605512 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2586023875 "Don’t cry about your past. Life is full of pain. Let the pain shapren you, but don’t hold on to it." is a great Golden Line from "It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime" because it gives Trevor some wise words to carry on with him for his whole life. Presumably to shape himself into what he is today.]]> 2023-05-10 19:45:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2586023875 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2586033706 A theme that has developed throughout the story is how Trevor grows up. At the first part of the story Trevor is naive and doesn't really understand what is going on around him. But as the story progresses Trevor starts to realize about apartheid and how isn't "normal" with his mom being black and his dad being white. ]]> 2023-05-10 19:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2586033706 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2586034825 An external conflict that Trevor faces is when he is being hidden away from the outside world due to apartheid. ]]> 2023-05-10 19:58:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2586034825 https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2586039389 An important relationship Trevor has in the story is with his mom. Trevor explains how he's done everything with his mother. Whenever his mom gets shot Trevor will do anything he can do to keep is mom alive. In the story he says he'll give the hospital all of his money in order to keep his mother alive.]]> 2023-05-10 20:04:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lubbockisd/qarmteab2n2mg8sx/wish/2586039389