Charlotte P. Gillman wrote "The Yellow Wallpaper" because her doctor told her to rest through her depression, which almost made her go insane. Using literature she was able to break through the adverse sickness she was dealing with and ultimately become a well-known author. From nothing to something can sum Gillman up quickly.
The Freedom Writers, a movie based off of Erin Gruwell's book "The Freedom Writer's Diary". Gruwell helps a group of misled teens through literature by letting the teens be the author of their own story. It unlocks things about each teen that otherwise would have never been known if it was for Gruwell's persistence, faith, and courage.
The Story Behind The Story - "The Freedom Writers"
Ultimately, Gruwell had the prescription to save her students from their depressed, hurtful, struggle through life. Same as Gillman prescribing her own cure for her depression. Both had to persevere through adverse situations to get the result they knew they had been longing for. Adverse situations like Gillman having to rest all day everyday and not being able to write because it may be "too stressful". Or situations like Gruwell wanting to help misled/lost teens find there way in society and the education institution that hinders them daily.
Understand the Freedom Writer's mission here --- FREE YOUR MIND !
At the end of it all, Gillman, Gruwell and her students relate because they persevered through all the turmoil and distress to make something better for themselves and their life. The point that relates them that stands out the most to me is that everyone involved was an author for their own story of life. Someone else didn't write their story or tell them how to live their life, THEY DID.
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