Bombs crash. Crying babies. Buildings go up in fire. Starving children. Maimed little ones. Bodies lying throughout the street. Such scenes depict war that destroys lives. In The Diary of Anne Frank‚ World War II destroyed lives of people on the streets‚ but also it destroyed lives of others who they tried to hide from such atrocities. For the people hiding in the annex in Amsterdam‚ the moods and the relationships of the families and friends were greatly impacted by the horrors of war. From the
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Growing up as a young girl is hard enough. For Anne Frank‚ the challenge was intensified by her captivity in the Secret Annex. She faces puberty within confined quarters and defines herself as a woman along the way. Anne goes from a young‚ immature girl to a growing woman despite the extremes conditions of the war outside waged by the Nazis. Before going into hiding‚ Anne is a normal young girl whose only concerns are of school‚ friends and boys. Her life suddenly changes when her sister‚ Margot
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overcome it. Here is my reasoning. In the Anne Frank diary‚ Anne and her family had to go into hiding in an attic. She stayed positive mostly all of the time. Where they stayed was very plain so anne put pictures on the wall. She also always kept herself entertained with a diary and she loved the sound of a nearby clock chime. When there was nothing to look forward to‚ or when she thought there wasn’t‚ she always continued to make herself happy. While Anne could not communicate with other people
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future‚ you have to know the past” Otto Frank. I chose this quote because it was said by Otto Frank. Speaking of Otto Frank how did he survive the Holocaust? Was it because he was Strong? Or because he was it because he was a leader? Otto Frank survived because he was a leader to the group‚ he was wise and he was strong. Otto Frank was leader to the group up in the annex. For example in the play‚ Otto took care of all of the problems in the annex. Like when Anne was angry with her mother because she
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Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl Response The Diary of a Young Girl written by Anne Frank is an inspirational coming of age diary written to teach the reader that difficult situations lead to maturity. Anne’s diary shows the evolution and maturity of Anne’s character over a few years. Anne had to face many challenges in her difficult situation. She was hiding in a confined Annexe because she was a targeted victim of genocide during the Holocaust. These situations led her to an entire new level
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pieces of Holocaust literature. By keeping a journal‚ Anne Frank did a vast service to future generations as she documented her life‚ and what it was like to be part of a Jewish family living in this time period. Historians and upcoming Jewish generations rely on such recollections and memoirs when they study the past. The fact that a thirteen-year-old girl such as Anne kept a detailed‚ thoughtful and organized diary is truly remarkable and speaks of her intelligence. Anne Frank was inspiring
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Violated rights Anne violated. Mr. Frank took Anne’s private papers and shared them with the world. Mr. Frank violated Anne’s rights by publishing her diary because Anne rewrote her diary and planned on only publishing the one she rewrote‚ as she left out conflict and sexual content when she rewrote her diary‚ but Mr. Frank published both diaries. Initially Anne left out conflict and sexual content when she rewrote her diary. “Is not‚ in fact‚ the singular original diary written by Anne Frank” (Bartnett
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Anne Frank 12th June 1942 ‘I hope I will be able to confide everything to you‚ as i have never been able to confide in anyone‚ and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support.’ 14th June 1942 I’m going to go back to the day I got you…my birthday! To start I’m going to tell you a little bit about myself‚ I guess I’m just an ordinary girl‚ with an ordinary family. I’m 13 years old now; I was born on the 12 June 1929‚ and I guess I do have a great family‚ living in a great home. I could
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The holocaust was a time of pain‚ and misery; of loss‚ and death for six million innocent people. Sometimes‚ though‚ when faced with a plethora of appalling statistics that illustrate the immensity of this genocide‚ we lose sight of the individual victims themselves. It is helpful at such times to narrow our focus to an instance or two‚ to close our eyes to the devastation played out on a vast scale‚ in order to appreciate the suffering each individual or families experienced. At Stratford‚ "The
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In the diary of Anne Frank‚ it shows a girl who went through the holocaust at the age of thirteen. She was a Jewish girl who was born on June 12‚ 1929. Anne and her family decided to go into hiding. They were helped by Miep and Mr. Kraler. In the annex‚ they met the Van Daan family and Mr. Dussel. They went through a bunch of ups and downs‚ having that many people together all day every day. They spent 2 years hiding in the annex before the Nazi’s found them and sent them to concentration camps.
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