Anne Frank Play And Night Comparison

Comparing a Play and Night The play version of The Diary of Anne Frank tells the story of Anne and her family and friends hiding during the holocaust. In this play, Anne is in a very small attic with her family and another family because the Nazies are trying to find them. Similarly the novel night talks about a teen boy during the holocaust, but he is taken to a concentration camp. In night, Elie is taken to a concentration camp where he endures many experiences and pain. Although the play and night have differences in setting and characters, both have similarities in the way characters interact with one another.
The settings in the play and night are very different throughout the stories. In the play, the setting is mainly in an abandoned hidden annex. Furthermore the audience sees most of the play take place in this annex. Although, in night Elie is taken away to a …show more content…
In the play Anne does not take to kindly to her mother's presence and does not like her as much as her father. Eventually she is able to get along with her mother near the end of the play. On the other hand, Elie never really got to have a relationship with his mother because they are separated when they are taken to the concentration camp. Both the stories have different reasons for the mother and child relationship, but they use this to help the reader understand the story.
The characters relationship with their father is quite the same in both topics. In the play Anne has a great relationship with her father and does not get along with her mother very much. In the play Anne has a nightmare and her mother tries to comfort her Anne does not want her to and calls for her father. On the other hand, Elie loses his mother and is with his father throughout most of the story and eventually has to take care of him. These are very much the same and give the characters a good relationship with their