Tolerance in 'The Freedom Writers Diary'

The lessons the Freedom Writers absorb in Ms. Gruwell’s class motivate them to end the violence in their communities and around the world, affecting their views on its mundane presence in their lives. Although they were aware of the injustices happening around them previously, the implications of those events and what they could personally do to prevent them, in addition to global similarities, were not concepts the Writers had divined. Through their newfound experiences, however, this changed

Freedom Writers Diary “Don't let the actions of a few determine the way you feel about an entire group. Remember, not all German's were Nazis.” ― Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers Diary Erin Gruwell is the author of the book The Freedom Writers Diary, it was published by Random House in 1999. The book described Erin Gruwells first year as an English school teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California. It featured her trials and difficulties within her “unteachable” class. Gruwell

Rebecca Ochoa 8/5/2015 Kimberly O’ Hara Freedom Writers Response Paper Erin Gruwell was a young English teacher in an often volatile inner-city school in Long Beach, California, when a racial incident occurred in her classroom. Despite the potential risk involved in confronting this type of conflict, Gruwell used the situation to create an ongoing dialogue among her students, many of whom were plagued by violence, poverty, and despair in their own lives and neighborhoods, and were in turn, at

and waiting for her response, Ms. Gruwell was contacted by Miep Gies, the lady who housed and found Anne Frank’s diary. Miep was coming to California for the fiftieth anniversary of Anne Frank’s diary. Before meeting Miep, the students had the opportunity to listen to a holocaust survivor named Gerda Seifer. Through Gerda the students were able to understand “the message for tolerance that Anne died for and Gerda survived for.” (Gruwell, p. 85) When

The movie and the book called Freedom Writers talk mostly about the same story. They have similarities, but also have differences. The story talks about the cruel misfortunes in students lives everyday. It mentions how students are drug addicts, living in fear everyday, gangsters, get abused, and another things people go through. This story takes place in Los Angeles, Ca where Erin Gruwell is going to teach at Wilson High School. She is a new teacher at this school and ready to change these students

times we see ourselves as lesser than what we actually could be. We may let negative perceptions of ourselves and our abilities lead us to believe we’re inferior but it is possible to become strong enough to break those mental barriers. The film Freedom Writers tells a story about at-risk freshmen students who live in toxic environments and a gang-ridden neighborhood while attending an inner-city school with racial tension on the rise. They meet their new English teacher, Erin Gruwell, who helps turn

The Freedom Writers Diaries is a true story that is definitely based on today’s reality. It was watchable the first time I saw the movie and an enjoyable read the first time I had to read the book. In the film, Gruwell (or Miss G as the kids call her) offers hope to a bunch of teenagers by giving them diaries to write in and getting them to read books like “The Diary of Anne Frank” and “The Color Purple”. These diaries are what later get compiled into the book. The diaries are a collection of excerpts

Going back to the Freedom Writers book, many of the student had a hostile attitude towards their teacher because she was white and they don’t feel like she is up to the task because they feel like she is too delicate and doesn’t really know how rough their life is. One of her

Freedom Writers Director: Richard LaGravenese Brief outline of story: The storyline of the movie takes place between 1992-1995. Beginning with scenes from the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. Hilary Swank plays the role of Erin Gruwell, a new, excited schoolteacher who leaves the safety of her hometown, Newport Beach, to teach at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, a formerly high achieving school which has recently had an integration program put in place. Her enthusiasm is quickly challenged

I have read many interesting diaries while reading “The Freedom Writers Diary”, but the diary that stuck to me the most was diary number 127.I am going to give advice to the teenager that wrote this diary.This diary has made me think twice and not one other diary in the book has made me do that.This diary is about how a young teen recently realizes that she was lesbian after her best friend tells her that she loved her.Once I kept reading I read she wasn’t excited to be lesbian because she thought