Eva's 'Positive Change In The Film Freedom Writers'

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One of Gandhi’s most famous quotes is “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” What does that mean? Well, it means that if you want something to change, you can’t just sit back and expect other people to make that change. If you want something to change, than you have to be the change. This is exactly what Eva, one of Mrs. Gruell’s students, does in front of a big courtroom.In the film made after the real story, Freedom Writers portrays Eva as someone who undergoes a positive change. Culture greatly affects how Eva thinks and acts. For example, when someone from Eva’s gang shoots Sindy’s boyfriend, she is told to blame it on the African American kid, not the person in Eva’s gang that actually did it. Everybody in Eva’s family told her to accuse the innocent man, not the person that commited the crime because according to them this is a “victory” they must take and she must “protect her own”. In this type of culture that Eva lives in, it is easy to see how greatly culture impacts how she thinks and acts. …show more content…

For instance, Eva despises white people because the only experiences she’s had with white people have been when a white cops arrested her innocent father and when a white cop shot and killed her friend just for putting his hand in his pocket. After having experiences like that, it is no wonder why she hates white people with a passion. How else would someone feel about a race if the only experiences they had were with them were when they would arrest or kill his/her family members and friends? Under those circumstances, it is easy to see how culture and the environment that Eva lives in affects her attitude towards other

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