Domestic violence and abusive relationships

I can relate the theme "domestic violence" to the diaries 63 and 64 of the book "The Freedom Writers Diary".



In the Diary 63 there is an abusive relationship between a latino girl and her boyfriend. The boyfriend hit the girl and called her names everyday. He locked her in the garage or the bathroom. He was always aggressive, like "a time bomb waiting to explode". Now the girl has marks on her body. She got sick because of her boyfriend. They stayed together because they needed each other. He needed to release his anger and she needed security.

Diary 64: this passage talks about an abusive relationship between the mother of the author and her husband. The stepdad of the author is alcoholic and beats his wife. When he's drunk, he tries to destroy everything. The girl (the author) tries to protect her mother and to keep her stepdad in control. Finally, the girl took her mother and her sister out of their house.



I can relate this subject to the movie "Mississippi Burning" we saw in class. There is an abusive relationship between a member of the Klu Klux Klan and his wife. In the movie, the husband is a policeman. He's suspected by two FBI agents, the heroes of the movie.