The Freedom Writers Diary is a book that I truly enjoyed. It is a book broken down in diary form viewing the survival of a first year teacher and her students. This book shines light on real issues that these students as well as their teacher went through. These issues range from racism, death, and gang related violence. Although the only person that is named throughout the entire book is Ms. Gruwell, one can still identify and keep track of the situations that occur.
             Diary number two, by far was the most prevalent in my opinion. It gave the viewpoint of a white male student in a class where he was the minority. "What the hell am I doing in here? I'm the only white person in this English class! ...Is this really where I'm supposed to be?" (P.8) This student made it clear that he felt really uncomfortable in a class full of "rejects". Since most of the "rejects" were not white, he felt he shouldn't have been in that class. The "rejects", as he called them, were students that were labeled as problem students and or students with learning disabilities. Although this student had a learning disability, he felt that because of his race, he should have been placed in a high level class. Like many others he felt he should stick with his own kind; separate and not equal.
             This journal stood out to me because; I believe that when a person or group of people is considered a minority, most play upon that fact. Meaning that they may try to "get over" or receive special treatment just because... In diary number two; this young white boy makes it apparent that because he's white people will listen to him. For example he says, "Right after the bell rings, I'm going to talk to my counselor and make her move me out of here. I'll lie and insist that there's been a computer error and that I am supposed to be in the Distinguished Scholars
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