Marcus
"Every day I worry... when will I be free?"
Marcus is an African American. In the begging of the movie he is portrayed as angry with life and he keeps himself from others. When he was a little kid, his best friend killed himself with a gun, the police blamed him for the accident because of his color and he spent the rest of his childhood in juvinile hall. This makes him hateful and guilty which later results in his mom kicking him out of the house. What changes his life is reading the Anne Frank's Diary, and meeting Miep Gies, who he finds to be a hero. This gives him a reason to change. He is sterotyped as the angry and isolated boy who had to learn to be independent at a young age, that has been in jail, and that had seen death since he was little.
Marcus is an African American. In the begging of the movie he is portrayed as angry with life and he keeps himself from others. When he was a little kid, his best friend killed himself with a gun, the police blamed him for the accident because of his color and he spent the rest of his childhood in juvinile hall. This makes him hateful and guilty which later results in his mom kicking him out of the house. What changes his life is reading the Anne Frank's Diary, and meeting Miep Gies, who he finds to be a hero. This gives him a reason to change. He is sterotyped as the angry and isolated boy who had to learn to be independent at a young age, that has been in jail, and that had seen death since he was little.
Erin Gruwell
"So you hate me? You don't even know me..."
Mrs. G, as her class calls her, is a white, young, sweet teacher. Her students dont like her at first sight because she seems to know nothing about their street lives and she actually expects them to work in her class.
Mrs. Gruewell might seem innocent at first but she knows so much more than what anyone expects. She does amazing things for her classroom, trips, gifts, etc., and refuses to give up on those student who everyone lost hope in. She doesnt fit the stereotype of the others because she doesnt give up on people like the other teachers and even the students do.
Mrs. G, as her class calls her, is a white, young, sweet teacher. Her students dont like her at first sight because she seems to know nothing about their street lives and she actually expects them to work in her class.
Mrs. Gruewell might seem innocent at first but she knows so much more than what anyone expects. She does amazing things for her classroom, trips, gifts, etc., and refuses to give up on those student who everyone lost hope in. She doesnt fit the stereotype of the others because she doesnt give up on people like the other teachers and even the students do.
Ben
"I was afraid of just being in this class... but not anymore. And I must have some kind of courage. I could have lied to get out of this class but I stayed. I stayed."
Ben is the only white person in his English classroom. He never speaks much in fear of the other gang members in his class. He prefers to sit in the front of the classroom with the teacher. He is sometimes picked on by his classmates. He doesn't get in fight, he doesn't seem to be in a gang, and has never been shot like most of his classmates have. He seems very moved when they learned how in the freedom ride one white man let himself be beaten to save the others, he identifies himself with that man and he is proud to had stayed in the class.
Ben portrays the stereotype of a typical white boy because he isn't a trouble maker like the other in his class. White people are often seen as "goodie two shoes" and as more civilized than other races.
Ben is the only white person in his English classroom. He never speaks much in fear of the other gang members in his class. He prefers to sit in the front of the classroom with the teacher. He is sometimes picked on by his classmates. He doesn't get in fight, he doesn't seem to be in a gang, and has never been shot like most of his classmates have. He seems very moved when they learned how in the freedom ride one white man let himself be beaten to save the others, he identifies himself with that man and he is proud to had stayed in the class.
Ben portrays the stereotype of a typical white boy because he isn't a trouble maker like the other in his class. White people are often seen as "goodie two shoes" and as more civilized than other races.
Jamal
"At sixteen, I've seen more bodies than a mortician. Every time I step out my door I face the risk of being shot. To the rest of the world it's just another dead body on a street corner. They don't know that he was my friend."
Young , careless african american. He always seems to be making jokes about other people even the teacher. He seems to be careless and rude. He shows a different side of himself when the whole class makes fun of him with a drawing of him, one of his classmates did. People don't know that behind all his jokes he has lost many friends in the gang fights and he could be killed at anytime. Jamal is stereotyped as the immature teenager who doesn't seem to care about school nor the others.
Young , careless african american. He always seems to be making jokes about other people even the teacher. He seems to be careless and rude. He shows a different side of himself when the whole class makes fun of him with a drawing of him, one of his classmates did. People don't know that behind all his jokes he has lost many friends in the gang fights and he could be killed at anytime. Jamal is stereotyped as the immature teenager who doesn't seem to care about school nor the others.
How does this affect communication?
This affect communication because since every person has their own way to stereotype the others, they consider other people to be unworthy to talk with. They think that because they are not like them, because they are different to them, the do not deserve to be treated like them, thus, creating a wave of hate, of wrath, because there's no way to communicate what the others think or feel. This resulting in reservation or isolation of those stereotyped.
This affect communication because since every person has their own way to stereotype the others, they consider other people to be unworthy to talk with. They think that because they are not like them, because they are different to them, the do not deserve to be treated like them, thus, creating a wave of hate, of wrath, because there's no way to communicate what the others think or feel. This resulting in reservation or isolation of those stereotyped.
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