Similarities Between Anne Frank And Manzanar

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Between the stories of , “The Diary of Anne Frank,” and Farewell to Manzanar, there are many similarities between the girl protagonists. However, there are also many differences between their stories.
In the stories, both Anne and Jeanne had problems with a parent. When Jeanne was in the relocation camp, her father was always drunk and impossible to get along with. He would always be rude and shut people out of his life. On the other hand Anne had problems with her mother while they were hiding in the Annex. They would always argue because they had different opinions. They would even end up hurting each other’s feelings. Despite this similarity, they are very different in terms of their societies.
After a while of living in Manzanar, the camp

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