Are people really good at heart? No, it was ironic how Anne, in “The Diary of Anne Frank” stated “In spite of everything, people are good at the heart.” She said that when she didn’t actually know what was going on outside of the annex, millions of jews were being killed, because of Hitler and the Germans. People are bad at heart. While some people are good at heart, no amount of good, can overcome the amount of evil in this world. People are selfish, people are treated horrible because of their religion, culture, race, etc. by all the horrible people in the world. Last, sometimes people are forced to do things, by all the mean and horrible people in the world. Most of the world is filled with evil people. Think about …show more content…
Even the good people can be selfish too. The bad people are doing bad things, but the good people are too selfish to even help. In the story “The Diary of Anne Frank” the family has been hiding from the germans for a long time. They have little food and little amounts of everything. Mrs.Frank catches one of the VaanDaans stealing. She says ““The bread! He was stealing the bread” (Frank, 505) Even though everyone in hiding had very little food, and they all had to make sacrifices, especially on the amount of food, Mr. VaanDaan was still very selfish. If Mr. VaanDaan is selfish, and he is on the same side as the Franks, emagine what the horrible people in the world would do. Another example of people being selfish is when Mrs. Frank says to Mrs..VaanDann “Your a mother, yet you sacrifice your child to this man.” Frank (504) Even though Peter’s father was being selfish, Mrs. VaanDaan, Peter’s mother stood up for her husband. Peter had got so skinny, because of the fact that there was barely enough food to go around, but still, Mrs. VaanDaan was okay with the fact that her husband was stealing. She also always, when she divided the food, always gave her husband the most, and everyone else less. This is very selfish of Mrs. VaanDaan, to sacrifice her own child to a man, her husband, who is not respectful. Such things are very selfish, and going back on your word is also very selfish. For example, Mrs.VaanDaan states, to everyone “We will divide …show more content…
In the annex, Miep, their “protector” says “I’ll be up the minute I hear someone.” (Frank, 506) Although Meip was being helpful, they still had to stay in hiding. They have to have a lot of protection, because if they don’t, and the Germans find them hiding there, the Germans will have sent them to a concentration camp, where most of them will be killed. During another time, Mr. Kraler stated “Usually when I come up here, I try to bring a bit of good news.” (Frank, 723) The family’s “protectors” only come once in a while, they have to learn how to manage the food that they are given, without them, they would already be sent to a concentration camp by Hitler, or by the Germans. “I must remember when Meip comes, do ask her to bring more wool.” ( Frank 719) Is what Mrs. Frank says when she ran out of wool. They have barely enough supplies to live, and when they do et more, they still have to go with little, because again, if the Germans find out that they are hiding, they would send them to a concentration camp. They have such little, that it’s already hard for them to survive. All of these are examples of how bad people force the good people to do things that they don’t want to