Freedom Writers Themes

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Ethnicity is a rising factor in all schools today and it can alter how students learn. Races are divided up into their own groups sort of like a prison. These students of different race are all put into the same classroom whether they like it or not. Life is an everyday struggle for these students. They have a different perspective on life, for instance, they ask themselves why they should even care about getting an education. Everyone is fighting their own war and trying to conquer their own demons. Gang violence is distracting these students in and out of the classrooms making it nearly impossible for them to learn. How these students are suppose to obtain an education when even the school board has given up on the majority of them? In general, …show more content…

Freedom Writers was based on a true story and had a major impact on the education of high school students. Students that did not attend city schools may not understand the importance of this movie. Most people do not realize the struggle that students who live in the city deal with. Too many people take school for granted and do not realize how lucky they are to have the ability to learn. In general most people are against racism and may find this movie to be offensive. Freedom Writers deals with gang violence and certain topics such as the holocaust which may be disturbing to the audience and could cause them to overlook this …show more content…

People give zero respect towards others because of the color of their skin. The students had no respect for the teacher and could care less about learning. They had other more important things on their mind. Everyone divided into groups and only had respect for their own race. Drive-by shootings were a normal occurrence in the inner-city. Violence continues throughout the majority of the movie, for instance, an innocent man is shot and killed in a gas station. With gang related activity going on daily, it was extremely hard to learn in the

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