Intolerance In Diary Of Anne Frank And The Book Thief

Despite the scarce amounts of food, little to no money, limited freedom, and death around every corner, people still seeked out ways to help other people. During the Holocaust the Nazis showed extreme intolerance towards Jews and anyone who opposed Hitler and his ways. Millions upon millions were murdered. Families were torn apart and forced into hiding. Everyday freedoms slowly withered away, and yet even though German citizens knew they would suffer the same fate as the Jews did, they still helped them out. As seen in the play The Diary of Anne Frank and the book The Book Thief, the presence of intolerance can inspire people to put others before themselves. In the play The Diary of Anne Frank, the presence of intolerance inspired Miep …show more content…
Max, a German Jew who was hiding in the Hubermann’s Basement, puts others before himself when he makes a book for Liesel out of the pages from the only possession he has, a book called Mein Kampf ( Zusak, 223-5). Max had everything taken away from him when Hitler and the Nazis went into power and yet he still took the only thing he had and made a birthday present for Liesel out of the pages. What Hitler and the Nazis did to others inspired people to rise above them and help the targeted.
To conclude, throughout the Holocaust, intolerance was ubiquitous and in spite of it, people still put others before themselves. Both The Diary of Anne Frank and the book The Book Thief exhibit how the presence of intolerance inspired people to put others before themselves. In the play The Diary of Anne Frank, intolerance inspired Miep and Kraler to help out the Franks, the Van Daans, and Mr. Dueler. In the book The Book Thief, intolerance inspired Max to take the only thing he owned and turn it into a present for Liesel's birthday. With the evidence provided, it is clear that intolerance inspires people to put others before