ESSAY ANALYSIS FROM YEAR 11 ENGLISH
Perspective can vary in stories due to different circumstances. The Diary of a Young Girl is a subjective story of Ann Frank’s personal experience during the Holocaust. Ann Frank’s diary was written at the time of the event she has not had time to reflect on her experience and will often give exaggerated anecdotes. Ann Frank’s voice is an immature, naïve, youthful voice she is a hormonal thirteen year old girl. “When I came here, Father told me about prostitutes, etc., but all in all there are still unanswered questions”. Frank does not have the authority Chang has; the responder makes allowances by taking what Ann says with a pinch of salt. The diary of a young girl entertains the responder with her interest on the development of her body, sex and her interest in boys this can be seen in her constant questioning. The responder will take Frank’s narration with consideration as she is a thirteen year old girl who will often use exaggerate.
Elements belonging to personal stories enable audiences to gain wider insights and perspectives into stories. Ann Frank is a character who is quite loveable; Frank is a typical teenage girl the responder perceives Frank as a positive persona for the situation she is in. Although Frank is growing up in a corrupting society she is still talking about stereotypical teenage conversation such as boys and fighting with siblings. Despite her situation Frank gets on with her life “I live in a crazy time”, Ann Frank shows naivety and needs to be protected this manipulates the audience to empathise her suffering. Her Diary entries are typical of a thirteen year old such as gossip about school friends and jokes.
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