The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank details approximately two years of the life a Jewish teenager during World War II. During much of the time period covered by her journal, Anne and her family are in hiding in an attempt to escape Hitler’s anti-Jewish laws and genocidal desires.
Anne hopes that her diary will become her confidante, a 'great source of comfort and support.' At first she confides events involving her school friends. Her typical teenage life is interrupted, however, when the Nazis occupy Amsterdam.
Anne and her family are Jewish, and once the Nazis take control of the city, the family is …show more content…
The diary presents the daily routine of the occupants of the annex, which comes to include other inhabitants in addition to the Frank family. Her diary entries are written to a fictitious girl named “Kitty” who she treats as her best friend. She initially writes mostly her thoughts, interactions, and occurrences that she believes might entertain her friend. But in her March 29, 1944 entry, Anne’s emphasis changes as she hears that Mr. Bolkestein, the cabinet minister, speaks of his desire to put together a collection of diaries and letters about the war. Anne starts detailing the news she gets about the war and the way the war is affecting them. She tells what they eat and what they talk about during their days in