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    Annelies Frank is the most memorable victim of the Holocaust. At only thirteen years old she received her diary as a birthday present and used it as a way to cope with conditions of being in hiding- of being alone. Her diary has become the most read novel pertaining to the Holocaust. She left a legacy of the horrid things that the Nazis did during their reign and although she never intended it to do such, she wrote something that eventually was translated into 67 languages, has been read by…

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    In 1952, Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett wrote the play The Diary of Anne Frank. The play takes place during the Holocaust of World War II. The play is about 2 families that are hiding out from the Nazis in a secret annex hidden behind a bookcase. Otto, Edith, Margot, Anne, Putti, Petronella, Peter, and Mr. Dussel are all members and only had the supplies that loyal employees and friends, Miep and Mr.Kraler provided them. For two years, they were cooped up in small rooms and had no choice…

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    The author of The Diary of A Young Girl is an adolescent Jewish girl named Anne Frank. Despite her many friends and “strings of boy friends”, she feels lonely and believes she does not have a true friend who she can share her feelings with. She writes, “I don’t seem to lack anything. But it’s the same with all my friends, just fun and joking, nothing more” (Frank 3). Anne Frank is quick-witted and talkative, which can get her into trouble sometimes. Because of her outspoken and loud personality,…

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    Anne Frank’s diary talks about the diary of a young Jewish child named Anne Frank who was forced to hide due to the persecution happening in Europe. The perspective of a 15-year old girl during the time of World War II was highlighted in the book. The thoughts, feelings, emotions, and events that happened in the life of Anne Frank living under unusual conditions were presented in the book. It also describes the perception of Anne Frank about herself, the people around her, and life in general as…

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    As Anne Frank once said, “Where there’s hope, there’s life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again,” applies to the screenplay “The Diary of Anne Frank” by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett because of the moral that is conveyed to us by the author. The “Diary of Anne Frank” is about a Jewish thirteen-year-old girl named Anne Frank who goes into hiding with her family and family friends whose names are Mr. Frank, Mrs. Frank, Margot, Mr. Van Dann, Mrs. Van Dann, Peter and Mr.…

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    Anne Frank was a Jewish girl that died in the Holocaust during World War II. She was born on June 12, 1929, when the Holocaust started she fled to Amsterdam with her family to hide from the Nazis, she was with seven other people, living in the apartment above her dad’s job, called “The Secret Annex.” Her father, Otto Frank was one out of the eight to survive, while the others were killed or were sent to the concentration camps. It was about 2 years after the starting of the Holocaust when they…

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    play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, The Diary of Anne Frank, is the main text that will be focused on in this learning segment. The play has two acts. The main characters in The Diary of Anne Frank include Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl who is hiding with her family from the Nazis from persecution. Mr. Frank, also known as Otto Frank, is the father of Anne and Margot Frank. Mrs. Frank is the wife to Otto Frank and the mother of Anne and Margot. The Van Daan family are also play a…

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    the start of her diary, Anne describes typical girlhood experiences, writing about her friendships with other girls, she crushes on boys, and her academic performance at school. After the German occupation anti-Semitic laws forced Jews into separate schools so, Anne and her older sister, Margot, attended the Jewish Lyceum in Amsterdam. Some bits of news catch Anne's attention and make their way into her diary, providing a vivid historical context for her personal thoughts. Anne often writes…

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    The Diary of a Young Girl (The Diary of Anne Frank) is one of the most shocking testimonies about anti-Semitism during the II. World War. A little girl Anne Frank received a diary on her 13. birthday and from the twelfth of June, 1942 until the first of August, 1944 she wrote down all of her experiences. After being published, her diary was used as a base for many plays and movies. Anne Frank was a happy and chatty girl that celebrated her thirteenth birthday on June the twelfth, 1942. As a…

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    How The War Changed Anne Anne Frank was an average teenage girl, with a twist. Although she was going through the same emotional and physical changes any 13 year old would, Anne was living in what could be described as the most gruesome, and life-taking genocide in history- The Holocaust. The Frank family had lived a happy life as Jews. Anne and her sister, Margot going to school everyday, and their parents, Otto and Edith tending to work around the house and Otto working at his business.…

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