The Freedom Writers: Content and Movie Analysis

The film, Freedom Writers, displays a story of a devoted teacher who works for a gang-filled school, and cannot find any backing or resources for her classroom since none of the faculty believes they will even pass freshmen year. And worse when the plot turns into the glamor of Dangerous Minds and the happiness of a TV After School Special. Ironically, the film features almost zero education. But Freedom Writers also argues for listening to teenagers.

For instance, take the large-scale persecution of Jews. But through the movie there was true tension between Mrs. One of the characteristic Eva, her father was in prison because of faithfulness to the gang, and she had to testify in court on a case. Her lesson plans fail.

If Erin Gruwell Married to Scott Teacher of Room 203 Energetic Eva Benitez Father was arrested in front of her eyes when she was 5 she sees a guy get shot in front of her eyes while waiting to go to her first day of school. Most Resistance to Erin Testifies against her own at court 3rd generation gang member Miss Campbell

Opposes Erin's teaching tactics Thinks the kids in room 203 can't be trusted. Thinks room 203 kids are lost causes Jamal Thinks school is a waste of time Outspoken Is the target of the racist picture Cindy Boyfriend gets shot by Eva's gang From Cambodia Ben Only white kid in class Afraid of everyone else in room 203 Scott Casey (Erin's husband) Married to Erin Not supportive of Erin's endeavours to help room 203 Gets a divorce because it is not what he wanted his life to be like Scott Gruwell (Erin's father) Two years following the 1992 Los Angeles Riots, Erinn Gruwell decides to leave her hometown of Newport Beach to go teach in Long Beach, California at Woodrow Wilson High School. Gruwell arrives with the expectation that her students are high-achieving and is rudely awakened by the reality that her class is considered “at-risk”. Erin is faced by diversity in her class now managing the diverse racial group from different backgrounds is the greatest challenge for her. Erin's students include Asians, African Americans, juvenile delinquents and even the poor students hoping to make it through the day. Erin's students completely refuse to participate in her class but she tries her best to engage them every day by using a variety of techniques. Things start to turn worse in Erin's class as a racially forced gang shoot witnessed by a Latina gang member. Erin comes across an ugly racial cartoon during her class. That cartoon becomes the most active teaching aids for Erin and they spark a transformation in the classroom. Forcing students to listen to her and at the same time also forcing her to take in her student's survival stories of their silent street wars. Erin started to connect with her students and motivated them to change their lives through journal writing.

Erin introduces “The Diary of Anne Frank” as a way to open the eyes of her students, to look beyond their own communities and have the knowledge of people suffering and struggling throughout the world. Erin knew that every one of her students has some story of their own to tell. So she motivates them to keep a journal to write their experiences and thoughts to share with the class for the better understanding of each other. Erin succeeds in her attempt to manage diversity and her students learned a lot. Gruwell is praised in the end for preparing so many kids for graduation and college, which is a first for many of the kids within their families. “No matter what race we are, what ethnic background, sexual orientation, or what views we may have, we are all human.

Unfortunately, not all humans see it that way.” ? Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers Diary This quotation would think me in the way that we are all special whatever race we are and ethnic we have we are still the same as a human. This quotation emphasizes that Gruwell motivate her students to strive hard in times of diversity that we all face every day. This movie inspires me that being a teacher it's not just about the salary that you will have but its also about sharing knowledge to them and give them time to be as a leader of the future generation. Though Gruwell faces a lot of circumstances in the times that her principal opposes her teaching strategies and criticize by her co-workers. Still, she continues to teach despite the bad ambiance of her environment. She wants to fight for the right of the students especially to learn and to give attention to the society. One of her students says to it Everybody thinks to be happy just because you’re young. They don't see the wars that we fight every single day. Erin Gruwell became fiercely determined. She tapped into her creativity and passion to find a way to break through to these students. And in the end, she succeeded in helping them overcome the prejudice and violence that had pervaded their lives.