An Analysis Of The Main Character In Freedom Writer Movie

The purpose of this study is to analyze the main character traits and to find out the main character motivation what makes her interested to teach in a school with an integration program where the students was a racist victim. This research was related to the developing concepts in analyzing character in literature and fiction. A qualitative approach was implemented in this research using the descriptive method with data analysis. The data of this study were in the form of film, dialogue and the script that refers to the character. The process of data collection was done by watch freedom writer then analyzing the traits of the main character through dialogue, actions and interaction with other characters. It was found that Mrs. Erin Gruwell is an outstanding teacher. She was optimistic, forebearing, and empathetic, and her motivation in teaching at Wodrow Wilson school because she was committed to conveying anti-racism. This study was conducted to increase academic references concerning literature, fiction, analyzing character, and characterization.