Anne Frank's Diary

One of the best literary works of art, to come out of the atrocities of the Third Reich, is by far in my opinion, "Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank. The Diary is, without doubt, a singular accomplishment. Its lucidity, honesty, and peircing insight are heartrendering enough to make ones self, look inwards. I was thirteen when I first read her Diary, and it opened my eyes, a direct link, to how it was for a young girl, just like myself, to go through something entirely different, an environmental change and upheavel, to be outcasts in your own country. The mere fact that she wrote this Diary, between thirteen and fifteen years old, is astounding; while going through the trials and tribulations of not only a hunted life, but also a hidden …show more content…
There was one quote in particuliar, that always seemed to stick with me throughout my years, "Paper has more patience than people". Seems to ring so true, for all of us, at one point in time. In its simpilicity, and yet resounds words of wisdom, I believe had she not felt this way, she might not have felt the need to confide in her Diary. She recorded her emotions and intellect, as she grew from a child to the first stages of adulthood in the cramped confines of the annex, describing it uniquely beautiful. I can relate to her feeling like she had no one to turn to friendwise. I was not the type to be outgoing as she, but I deeply knew what it was like to feel the need to speak my mind, and write it down, but I admit, much less eloquently as she wrote. Anne's optimism and bright outlook on life, shined through each and every page of her Diary, even while she wrote of the hunted existence she and her loved ones were enduring. Sadly, she was aware of the genocide being committed by the Nazis against her people, and she felt terrible guilt that (so she thought) she was spared, while her school and family friends, was being rounded up and sent to labor or concentration camps. I admire her, for not going down that road of being consumed in hate, revenge, or fall into a deep despair like so many others have, in her circumstance. How many of us can honestly say the same of …show more content…
She was an immensely skilled writer. She had a wonderful gift of writing what she feels and sees down in the most magificent of ways. However, her words were always from the heart, genuine: she held nothing back, and never tried to hide behind dissembling or diplomatic words. Humbling as her passage states, "this is me, there is nothing else" is altogether inspiring. She just about judges herself too harshly, wanting to make amends for past wrong doings, and trying to learn from her mistakes. In the face of all the hardships she endured, she still kept how she felt on the inside, and kept up her sunny disposition on the