The Diary of Anne Frank Essay

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    victims of the Holocaust by explaining what happened to the people in books and plays. Using books and other types of literature are a main source for finding what really happened during that time and how people felt and thought. The play, “The Diary of Anne Frank” is a great example of how people took something in the past and made it easier to know how they felt at the time and what they thought was happening. In one part of…

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    tough times, heroes were needed. In “Diary of Anne Frank,” two ordinary people selflessly risked their lives to help Anne’s family. Although some people don’t take action against evil, ordinary people can be heroes because they risk their life for good, they help people, and forgive people when they do wrong. In Hitler’s rein, Nazi’s were scouting the streets to find Jews to take away to death camps. Anne family, the Franks, needed somewhere to hide. Mr. Franks workers, Miep and Mr. Kraler…

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    The Holocaust is remembered by all as several years full of nothing but death, persecution, and misery. One of the most well known people from the Holocaust is young Anne Frank and her diary. From 1942 to 1944 Anne was hidden in a Secret Annex along with her father Otto, her mother Edith, her sister Margo as well as the Van Pels family and Mr. Fritz Pfeffer. During their time in the annex their emotional, mental, and physical health were all negatively changed by their new living arrangement…

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    In the play “The Diary of Anne Frank” Anne Frank and her family are in an Annex up above her father's workplace. At the end of the story she says “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.” From this we can tell that Anne was very optimistic, forgiving, and kind. You may be wondering how we can tell she’s those things from one single quote. Well I’m about to show you how. How is she optimistic? The Frank family was in the Annex for two years and in most of…

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    or dream. He wanted to do something that would help the world and it wouldn't happen unless he had this goal that guided him to the success. Having a goal to direct you through a certain path is also related to another story called the “Diary of Anne Frank”. Anne and whole group that lived in the annex all had many goals to achieve during this devastating time period. That dream that everyone had was to live through this event so everything they had could go back to normal.This shows that it's…

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    can't do anything to change the events anyway.” (Anne Frank) To have been broken to such an extent is something from a nightmare, something that became a hellish reality. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl,(by Anne Frank) perfectly illustrates the horrors of being Jewish in such a damaged era. A time of death, a time of destruction, and of war. This unintentional autobiography is a masterfully written piece of history, which describes the life of Anne, her family, and the other residents of…

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    stress and can be emotionally damaging to a person. As stated in the text, “An unwillingness to resolve conflict creates tension, frustration, worry, anxiety and usually, a lack of positive, constructive communication” (Stark 2). In “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl”, Anne faces a lot of conflict when her family needs to go into hiding.…

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    The Diary of Anne Frank, by Francis Goodrich and Albert Hackett, parallels to “Shooting Attack on Paris Newspaper,” by Tara Fowler and Peter Mikelbank, showing hope and strength in dire circumstances through the unity of victims in suffering, the ability to stay true to one’s self, and the determination to survive oppression. The citizens of Paris and the occupants of the annex unite in suffering, enabling the reader to see the strength it provides for them. After the shooting of 12 people at…

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    In the Diary of Anne Frank play by Francis Goodrich and Albert Hackett, Mrs. Van Daan is pessimistic, flirtatious, and materialistic for a variety of reasons. She always is saying things that make her seem pessimistic and doing things that make her flirtatious and materialistic. Mrs. Van Daan’s son, Peter, feels that she babies him. She is making him feel awkward for hanging around Anne. She calls Anne his little girlfriend. This makes Peter feel uncomfortable. Mrs. Van Daan is pessimistic or…

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    The play is named "Anne Frank's Diary." Her quote is " In spite of everything I still believe people are good at heart." For 2 years a dairy was in a secret annex where that quote was found. She was around 14 years old when she became wanted because she was Jewish. She and her family moved into a secret annex where they would be safe, Otto her father, Margot her older sister, and Edith her mother. There was another family living in the annex with them. the Van Daan's. Hans the husband…

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