Bobby Franks

play “The Diary of Anne Frank” and the timeline “Frank Family and World War II Timeline” they both discuss the traumatic events of World War II. “The Diary of Anne Frank” talks more about Anne Frank, her family, and friends that go into hiding. The timeline “Frank Family and World War II Timeline” discuss the events of World War II. The audience may learn many things from the play and the timeline but in different ways. The play “The Diary of Anne Frank”, is about Anne Frank was a young…

The door downstairs slammed. Feet were heard coming up the stairs. The cladder of people shuffling to get into the annex, was clear. We had been found. We have been hiding in our annex for two years. We had two families, us, the Franks, and the van Daans. Life is hard in hiding, but it is about to get a lot worse. The Nazi police yelled at us to get only a small bag of clothes, and anything else was to be considered as a threat. We were pushed down the stairs, and I heard a gunshot from upstairs…

Within Frank McCourt’s memoir Angela’s Ashes, he writes of his tragic childhood that was surrounded in death, abandonment, and a poverty-stricken existence that entailed starvation, lack of clothes and adequate shelter, and a perpetual state of freezing consequently. Despite his familial struggles, McCourt maintained a neutral tone with slight commentary on unfathomable events. His chronological structure goes to emphasize his experience with consistently appalling realities from where he spent…

Poverty during Frank McCourt’s childhood When we look back our childhood to remember the once joyful and free-spirited moment of life, it makes us keep on dreaming of our childhood but this is not true in Frank McCourt’s case. When we review his childhood, all that comes to mind is devastation, death and poverty that followed the lives of many families in the time period. I think the people who have not heard or read the story of Angela’s Ashes want to know how did the members of the McCourt…

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…

Everyone has their own dreams, their own struggles. Struggles will vary between people, but everyone wants to overcome them. The stories "Angela's Ashes" and "The Street" show how people often have to overcome struggles for their family through characters, settings, and events. The story "Angela's Ashes" demonstrates how people often have to overcome struggles for their family. One way, "Angela's Asnes" portrays this theme is through character's internal struggles. The narrator thinks to…

"Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy" ~ Anne Frank First, here is some background information about Anne Frank. Anne was born on June 12, 1929. She died in March 1945. Anne was 16 when she died. And the language she spoke was Dutch. There are some Interesting facts about Anne. Her family moved from Germany to Amsterdam in the early 1930s when the Nazis gained control over Germany. Anne's father, Otto Frank, was the only survivor of her family. If Anne was still alive…

Anne gained her freedom after she was taken as a prisoner by the Gestapo. Firstly, based on Schnabel’s account, Anne acquired more freedom opposed to her experience in the annex. As illustrated on page 425, “It was as if she had been liberated. Now, she could see new people and talk to them and could laugh.” Although the others struggled within the camp, it expanded Anne’s competence to build new friendships. Anne mingled and laughed with other inmates, and because of that, she experienced…

In the true story Anne Frank, by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, Anne goes through life happy, thoughtful and always tries to make things better. Some examples of this are at hanukkah, when she sings and when she apologized to her sister for hanging out with Peter. At the beginning of the story, they are having a hanukkah dinner and everyone is stressed, except for Anne, she had gifts for everybody. Everybody’s spirits lifted “thank you Anne.” (Goodrich, Hackett, x:xx) Even though there…

Living in the life of Anne Frank is a lot harder than you think. Sitting in the annex for two years worrying that someone heard you. But having many people to support you through hard times helped Anne live in the annex before her tragic death. The Diary of Anne Frank play was written by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich. Anne’s family, the Van Daans and Mr. Kaler were forced to move into a secret annex in Amsterdam because they thought it was safe. They lived in the secret annex for two…