The Freedom Writers Diary: Part V: Diary 63 Summary & Analysis

Reading The Color Purple reminds this student of her abusive relationship with her boyfriend. She describes hiding her feelings and bruises from others, while in the meantime questioning herself about what she had done to make her boyfriend so mad and whether or not she would be able to escape this abuse. At the beginning, when he hurt her, she thought that he was only showing some aggressiveness, but when he started insulting her she became scared and would freeze on the spot.

He would always find something wrong in what she had done and use that as an excuse to hit her, before realizing what he had done and apologizing. He began controlling her, locking her in his house, and pressuring her into having sex. She would get so nervous and scared that even just hearing his voice over the phone would make her feel nauseous. Once, he threatened to kill her with a knife in his hand.

The student concludes that they each gave each other want they needed. She needed love and security, while he needed to vent his anger. In the end, the relationship ended unpredictably, as fast as it started.