Freedom Writers Struggles

Different races goes through different struggles every day no matter what the situation is or what the circumstances may be, and the stories like those told in, A Child Called It, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Freedom Writers explains the reason for that. In most societies blacks and whites see racial issues differently, and the different types of struggles they go through. There are numerous social aspects that boys/girls struggle with just because they are black, white, or Hispanic. As I read these books and read different article about how people go through different struggles, I enjoyed learning and reading about how hard life can be for people of other races and the things they go through. In the book/movie Freedom Writers, it tells you …show more content…
Despite what he through, David manages to turn his life around. He uses his faith, determination, and positive attitude to survive his mother’s abuse. As an adult David won a lot of awards, and became a well-known speaker on child abuse around the world. David was beaten almost every day as a child. He was so skinny because his mom kept him from eating, and was forced to be the family’s slave. As time passed by, David’s punishments became more cruel and dangerous. He was forced to wear the same clothes at school, which made him an outcast because he smelled bad. This was just a way that his mother used to humiliate him. One day when he went to school he was asked to go to the office. David was asked questions about his mother, the young boy was afraid of what his mom will do to him, because the police officer showed up, and started to ask him more questions. David go released to the police station and later on that day he is free and tells him he will be adopted by another family. David was more than excited to get away from his mother. According to David, “He compares his life to a piece of wood he sees washed up on the shore.” (Erin Gruwell ENotes Epilogue) He started to take a positive control over his life, and he tries to be the …show more content…
The author Harper Lee uses important characters to express the civil rights movement and racism that was going on in the southern part of the United States. Throughout the south blacks and whites were segregated. They also had to sit in the back of the city buses, or get out there seat if a white person wanted their seat. This book is about a black male named Tom who being accused of raping and beating a white woman just because of his skin color, and there’s a white man who is an attorney and is willing to help him beat his case, because he feels like he didn’t do it. When Atticus proves to the judge that he didn’t do it they still convicted him of committing the crime. After the trial Atticus’s daughter attends one of her aunts Missionary meetings. He interrupts the meeting to tell them that Tom has been killed because he tried to attempt to escape the county