The Freedom Writers Diary

The Freedom Writers Diary

by

Erin Gruwell

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The Freedom Writers Diary: Part VIII: Diary 126 Summary & Analysis

Summary
Analysis
This student recalls her/his struggles with ADD, which used to lead her/him to act in uncontrollable, violent ways, but which s/he can now curb by taking medication. As a child, s/he had few friends, as people laughed at her/him a lot, but now feels that s/he makes friends more easily, and that s/he is even able to make intelligent audiences laugh. S/he feels excited to start college to meet equally quirky people who will accept her/him for who s/he is.
While this student recognizes that her/his attention disorder has made social life difficult for her/him at time, s/he sees it as an integral part of her-/himself and her/his personality, trusting that there are other people like her/him in the world whom s/he is only waiting to meet.
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