Diary Of A Young Girl By Anne Frank

Nazis: The Nazis, a German group led by Adolf Hitler that promoted anti-Semitism from 1933-1945, are the main antagonists in “The Diary of a Young Girl” by Anne Frank. They were ruthless and cruel towards Jews, and were the reason the Secret Annexe was formed in the first place. Anne writes that, “The Germans strike with the slightest mercy… Prominent citizens--innocent people-- are thrown into prison to await their fate. If the saboteur can’t be traced, the Gestapo simply put about five hostages against the wall. Announcements of their deaths appear in the paper frequently. These outrages are described as ‘fatal accidents.’ Nice people, the Germans! To think that I was once one of them too! No. HItler took away our nationality long ago. In fact, Germans and Jews are the greatest enemies in the world.” (Frank 39-40). The Nazis were static characters. Their views upon society never change. They are the opposing force against the protagonists, who are the Secret Annexe Jews. …show more content…
For example, Anne writes in her Wednesday, November 17, 1943 diary entry that, “Instead of expressing, for the first time, his thanks for our unselfishness in taking him in, he didn’t say a word. And when I asked him, n the morning of the sixteenth, whether I should congratulate or condole, he answered that it didn’t matter to him. Mummy, who wanted to act as peacemaker, didn’t get one step further, and finally the situation remained as it was.” (Frank 118), demonstrating his pettiness. Dussel is quite uncomplicated, doesn’t grow throughout the diary, and is a victim of the Nazis, making him a flat, static,