"Family" within Freedom Writers

            In the movie, everyone had their own cliches. The Blacks, Whites, Asians, and Latinos all stayed in their own little groups even in the classroom. It was interesting how the classroom was initially like a miniature representation of the outside world. People would separate into their own circles, there would be fights, and so much hate took place in the room. The slow downfall of these walled communities first came after Mrs. G switched everyone's seats. When the students initially came to the class, they sat around their friends and developed sort of their comfort zone. However, Mrs. G could sense how this set up was causing a bad atmosphere in the class so she forced them to sit next to different people. This was the turning-point in the film where the students began to step out of their comfort zones and the path to make the classroom their "home" was started. Since the classroom could symbolize the outside world, the director might be arguing how the first step to breaking the boundaries of racial discrimination would be to get out of your comfort zone and be around those who are different from you. Only then, after trying to get to know those with different cultures, will it be possible for us to truly embrace one another as a "family", which was what the class had become by the end of the film.