Anne Frank Corrie Ten Boom Analysis

Anne frank and Corrie Ten Boom were two people who like many others suffered during the Holocaust. What sets them aside is that their experiences through this horrific event were written down. Reading their books gave you a small glimpse at life at that time. Although they both lived in holland during the holocaust that is about where their similarities end. One was jewish and one christian, on old and one young. It is amazing to be able to learn from these two very different point of views. In this paper I will compare and contrast to learn how different and surprisingly similar Anne Frank and Corrie Ten Boom really were.

When you look at Anne and Corrie the it seems that the thing that stands out is how very different their lives were. Anne was a young girl, still learning who she was, and how to manage her hot headed temperament. This got her in a lot of trouble, She was often quarreling with her family. Corrie on the contrary was middle aged she based her identity in christ and was level headed, she let god direct her. She almost never fought with her family, and if she did would quickly make up. Also Corrie loved her family and most of all her father who in the end did not survive. Anne could not stand her family all but her father who she loved he was the only one to …show more content…
They both loved their father more than anyone else in the world. Anne thought of herself as alone but like Corrie looked to her father for affection and wisdom. They both found the good in people. They went through appalling events they saw the worst in people but chose to believe in the good. They both had a cat and never married. Corrie never married due to a broken heart and Anne for a much sadder reason. They both loved their cat dearly. They were both smart, and knew many languages. They were both scared, but put on a brave face for the sake of others. Most importantly they were both dependent on