Anne Frank Symbolism

Anne Frank and her life in the annex are of huge significance to the holocaust. She and her family are forced to survive in a tiny annex until the war is over. Her stories not only give inspiration to people but give an insight to what life was like during the war for a Jew. After hearing her stories, it is clear she is just a confused child, not a stereotype. Anne Frank's life symbolizes perseverance, prejudice, and survival of adolescence. Initially, it can be concluded that Anne Frank’s life in hiding is just another holocaust story but it is more than that. Her story in the annex gives an insight of what life is like during war and in hiding. For two years, the frank family lived in a secret annex with Mr. and Mrs. Van Pel, their son …show more content…
During World War II, the Jews were persecuted during the Holocaust for their beliefs. Dina Porat says, “They do and do not read about the Holocaust at one and the same time.” Although Anne is not in a concentration camp herself, she witnesses prejudice through war and hiding. In this case, on November 19, 1942, Anne writes “ In the evenings when it's dark, I often see long lines of good, innocent people, accompanied by crying children, walking on and on, ordered about by a handful of men who bully and beat them until they nearly drop. No one is spared. The sick, the elderly, children, babies and pregnant women -- all are marched to their death … I get frightened myself when I think of close friends who are now at the mercy of the the cruelest monsters ever to stalk the earth. And all because they're Jews.” Furthermore, innocent people are murdered for virtuous beliefs. Anne begins to grow on her perspective of it, and on July 15, 1944, she writes with hope, "It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart. It's utterly impossible for me to build my life on a foundation of chaos, suffering and death. I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness, I hear the approaching thunder that, one day, will destroy us too, I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too shall end, that peace and tranquility will return once more" Although she sees turmoil all around her, something inside her wants to believe that they can someday be freed from this burden. In conclusion, innocent people are dying, prejudice is all around Anne Frank, and she still finds a way