The Freedom Writers Diary is one of the most sentimental movies I have ever seen. First and foremost this movie has hit close to home, although it's based on a true story where these kids grew up in Los Angeles, California. The conditions surrounding this movie are happening all over the country Chicago, Detroit, Columbus and many other cities throughout the United States. I breathed a breath of fresh air knowing that there still are teachers such as Mrs. Gruwell in this world. This women regardless of her credentials in life, with all the education she had gained knowing Mrs. G could have went on to run some Fortune 500 company, but chose to fulfill a lifetime dream of hers to become a teacher to better the lives of young boys and girls. .
With this dream something that should have been a smooth road in this country in the world of teaching these women had to climb every hill imaginable just to do something so simplistic and that is to teach. It's crazy that after all the hardships put on a teacher or professor these days dealing with people in the world of learning, you have to still fight a uphill battle with the administration and school board with her experience just to gain access to basic materials such as books just to do your job. As I watched this movie I could only imagine how much hurt this women was going through just to do her job. Then to realize the effect this particular experience had not only her husband, but her father too. Just to see how dedicated Mrs. G was to be successful to kids that so many had already given up on. She paid a hard price with her marriage due to excessive time spent away from home. No longer was she a part of her husband's life, long hours at work, working three jobs, just to have the means to do her job. Unfortunately it took its toll on her marriage no longer intimate with the man she loved, no longer was she fixing dinner at home, due to always working, just to support the cost of her students and classroom.