Anne Frank's Diary Before World War II

According to Anne Frank herself, ¨I hope Kitty [Anne’s imaginary friend] that 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.” Anne Frank wrote this passage in her diary before World War II. She wrote this before Hitler invaded the Netherlands. Previous to the war, Anne’s only problems were school, stress, and girl drama. Little did she know that much more troubling times were ahead of her. Prior to World War II, the Frank Family lived ordinary lives, but during the war, they impacted the Holocaust. First of all, Ottoman Frank, the father of Anne Frank, started his life. Next, after the Margot (Anne’s older sister) and Anne Frank were born, the Frank family was complete. Last but not least, the Frank family had started to feel safe once again in Amsterdam, but they did not know what was to …show more content…
Ottoman (Otto) Frank was born on May 12, 1889 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He was born into a Jewish Liberal family, and had three siblings. After high school, Frank spent a summer studying art in the University of Heidelberg. Then Frank began studying economics. After that Otto got an opportunity to work in Macy’s Department store. After his experience in Macy’s department store, Otto decided to open a few companies of his own. “Frank would further exhibit business experience, by starting the Opteka company……...then he would set up another company, Petacon.” (Otto Frank biography 1) After this, when World War I started, Frank got a job in selling horseshoes there. During the war, Otto was recruited and he got ranked as a lieutenant. Then the war was over and Frank went back to his businesses. He also started to run the family bank, which was being poorly handled by his younger brother. To end, Otto Frank was very involved in Germany’s economy, before marrying Edith and starting the Frank