Exploring The Role Of Optimism In The Diary Of Anne Frank

The first word that I chose to best describe The Diary of Anne Frank is “optimism”. I chose this word first because it seems to be the recurring message of every chapter Anne writes. Especially towards the end of the story. For example, Anne writes about how the war will end soon for them, and that they will be home soon. It shows optimism because Anne is seeing the best of situations even in the worst of times, and not for time periods alone. Anne has the same optimism for people. For example, Anne mentions often how everyone has good, no matter who they are. At that time, with Nazis and war, its extremely optimistic to think that even the people who seem the most evil can have a warm heart. The second word that I chose to best describe The Diary of Anne Frank is “evil”. I chose this word second because evil is a huge part of Anne’s life, though her optimism overcomes it. Evil is very common because of the word and time they hid in. With WWII, nazis, and the Holocaust, it seemed like there was no way to escape evil for the Franks and those hiding with them. Anne often writes about hearing the sirens over their house, …show more content…
I chose this word third because Anne spends close to two years of her life as she describes “alone”. Even though she mentions being alone a lot, the two forces of hate and optimism is the real overall personal battle Anne is fighting. Despite that loneliness is still a large part of things Anne mentions in her diary. Even at the beginning, Anne starts to ask herself questions like: “Can a girl feel lonely if she’s surrounded by friends and family?” By which she answers that she, herself does feel lonely. It only gets worse in the Secret Annex. Anne writes about how she feels unaccepted, and her parents look up to her sister, Margot, instead of her. This can make anyone feel lonely, especially if there is no where else to go, and you can’t make any new