The Collapse Of Anne And Margot's Life During The Holocaust

enough barracks to house new inmates. Anne, Margot, and the group from Auschwitz were put in tents. One night, in a violent thunderstorm, the tent where they were sleeping collapsed and several people were seriously injured. Anne and Margot spent a number of nights sleeping under the fallen tent, and were then crowded into the wooded and stone barracks shared by the other inmates” (Sawyer 94). Food was very scarce, sanitation was awful, and disease ran rampant (“Anne Frank Biography”). “With roads blocked and train tracks damaged, Germans were able to procure very little food for the prisoners. Only small amounts were available, sometimes stale bread, and occasionally onions along with boiled cabbage” (Sawyer 95). Times only got worse for the
They both died only a few weeks before British soldiers liberated the camp (“Anne Frank Biography”). With no food, Margot weakened from malnutrition and became very ill. Freezing cold temperatures did not help her and only made her more miserable. Anne was doing her best to try and keep Margot positive and keep her spirits up, but that is hard to accomplish when your sister is dying in front of you and there is nothing you can do (Sawyer 95). “Every day Anne and Margot grew weaker and thinner, their eyes appearing darker and deeper. Then one night, Margot lost consciousness and died, falling from the top bunk to the stone floor of the barracks”. Anne only grew worse with each passing day. She became delirious, losing touch with reality. Anne died in March from malnutrition and typhus- she was killed by human cruelty (Sawyer 98, 99). “Anne Frank was just 15 years old at the time of her death, one of more than one million Jewish children who died in the Holocaust” (“Anne Frank Biography”). Even though she died at a young age, Anne Frank influenced people and touched their
She influenced countless people with her diary and even when she was looking death in the eyes, she still found strength to remain positive. In her diary Anne wrote, “Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.” She continued to remain positive and always had hoped that one day she would make it out alive, even though she had a rare chance of survival. Anne showed us and proved to everyone today that even in the toughest of time you can still be positive and think the best. She chose to see the good in people and keep hope along with faith. She was always cheerful and everyone around her said “her smile was contagious.” Anne is a courageous icon. She did the best she could to stay positive as well as keeping people around her positive and cheerful. The annex, in which Anne and her family along with friends were hiding in for more than two years, is now a museum in which millions visit per year. At her house in Amsterdam, there is a tree named after her in honor of her and the Holocaust. Anne was only 15 when she died at Bergen-Belsen and she still left a legacy behind. In her diary she said, “One day I was to do something in the world and when I die, I want it to seem like I am still alive” and that’s what she did. She wrote her legacy in just a little over two years and accomplished her dreams. Anne Frank is an American Icon because of her worldwide known diary; in addition to her perseverance and