freedom writers
In the Freedom writers, Eva Benitez was of one Ms. Gruwell students. Eva had a tough childhood growing up. She had to go through a lot, especially when she was a young girl. She will always remember the time when she saw her next door neighbor get shot for no apparent reason, just because of his race. Also a few minutes the cops took her father away, but they had no reason they just felt like arresting a Mexican. I think that by Eva seeing all of this at such a young age made her into a tough girl that wouldn’t be afraid of anything and always stick up her herself. She would use her bare hands as her weapons and her protection it was a rough world out there for her and many others. By listening to Ms. Gruwell's teachings, she finds that there doesn't need to be a war between races, and stands up for what she thinks is right, regardless if her gang approves or not. Eva was originally stubborn, refusing to do schoolwork, and didn't see the point of it all, but again, through her forced education, she found that school was the key to freedom. Eva changed a lot through the film, she learned of important moral values, and how to be her own person. Foreclosure: Eva got these characteristics handed down to her by her parents. Her parents had a significant influence on her negative behavior in addition to her neighborhood environment. Eva was full of hatred towards teens of different races, especially whites. She is unable to be herself and to express herself because of the way she grew up and the way her parents lived. It is hard for Eva to be who she wants to be because her society doesn’t allow her. Eva uses foreclosure to reduce her anxiety, she looks up to her family, her own race to find comfort. I think because Eva faced uncertainty in her childhood days, she tends to make some bad choices as well. Moratorium: Eva had continuous crisis growing up. She was witness to the shooting death of a close friend and the incarceration of her father when she was a young