The Freedom Writers And Their Readings

1. Why did Ms Gruwell have the Freedom Writers study the Holocaust and meet Holocaust survivors?

Because she want to show at the classe the racism against Jews who is the one as against black people.


2. How did the Freedom Writers relate to Anne Frank? Give examples.

They relate to Anne because her life look like their life and they have a lot of think in commun. Freedom Writers and Anne have the same age, they have see her friends die, they are a victime of discrimination and they risk their life every days.

3. In what way Zlata Filipovic impacted the students’ lives? Give examples from several writers. What really surprised the Freedom writers?


4.In diary 47, the writer says: ”Now if you ask me what race I am, like Zlata, I’ll simply say, “I’m a human being.””How could you explain that quote? Do you relate to it?