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Freedom Writers Book Vs Movie Essay

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The Freedom Writers story was a cause of a new beginning for all those who felt no hope. It all began with the Rodney King Riot, following over 120 murders located in Long Beach, California. This slowly started developing as a war between all the people who felt that they had to be against each other to protect their own. Following it by teenagers who felt they had to do the same to be safe. Living in war for the ones they had to protect was how they believed their life was going to be until their last day. We all face different and difficult obstacles in our lives. Many of those types of situations can affect our education. As we see and read about the Freedom Writers’ Diaries we can acknowledge that each individual faces in his/hers life involving racism, gang …show more content…

The movie shows differences like for example, in the movie Eva and her boyfriend are walking and then being chased by some gang members. As for the book they were getting off the bus and seen some guys with guns that begin to run. Another thing is that Ms. Gruwell is married and then gets divorced in the movie but in the book they never mentioned any part of her life. In the beginning of the movie Eva begins making it contradict the book as it begins with Ms. Gurwell explaining what’s like for all those students who had a tough life. Needless to say I can honestly say I like both the book and the movie because the movie gives detail and shows what we would like to know. As for the book we can read and follow more in debt about how each of those students lived their life day by day. Not knowing if they would ever be able to get back home without getting shot. Overall, I love the movie and the book for showing two different sides with slightly different perspectives and some few details off. Other than that both show how much they fought to become a success and not give up on their

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