Jan Gies

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.…

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…

"In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart." This quote was written by Anne Frank several months before she perished in the concentration camps. Despite being in such conditions, she was optimistic. The young girl that Anne was, she looked at the world with rose-colored glasses. Curiosity and determination in her personality had resulted in the conclusion of that quote. Though she did have some disputes with the residents of the annex, she was thoughtful and…

Conflict is a major literary element that creates tension and interest in a story by adding doubt in the outcome. People think of conflict as something negative such as tension, withdraw, trust, stimulating, revealing, resolution, liberation, progress, and intention. It is important to include conflict to a novel because the reader should have a reason should have a reason to care about the outcome and to continue reading to learn that outcome. Outcome is everything that happens between the…

Anne Frank is really well known for her Biography, Diary of a Young Girl, and the hardships that she faced while hiding from the Nazi, and this book contributed to history in many, many, ways. First of all, her story gave many people insight of how hard it was to be hiding from the Nazi, especially as a girl as young as her. You see, for most people, when they hear about Jews going into hiding, they just think ‘oh well, that must have been hard,’ and forget all about it, going on with their…

Neuengamme concentration camp. Otto Frank was the only one from the Secret Annex to survive; he was liberated from Auschwitz on January 27, 1945. After his release from Auschwitz he returned to Amsterdam where he received Anne’s diary that was saved by Miep Gies. After Otto Frank read the diary he was amazed of how gifted his daughter was as a writer and also how well it told their story. He felt the need to have the diary published. It was first published in Holland where it was titled Het…

Frank learned that his wife, Edith, had been murdered back in Auschwitz. His only hope now was that his daughters were still alive (Lewis 10). Soon after returning to Amsterdam Otto was approached by one of the people who had aided them in hiding. Miep Gies, the one who had helped the Franks, had gone through the annex after the officers had left and collected all of the personal items they had ;left behind. She returned Anne’s diary to her father and hadn 't read a single word. Miep also…

Imagine being born a certain way and being punished for who you were born as. Well Anne Frank didn’t have to imagine this, instead this was her reality. Anne Frank was born a Jew and grew up her first years of childhood as a normal kid. Soon her life turned around and her and all of the Jew population was being punished. The play and the movie were different and alike in many ways, but after analyzing both, the movie is much more preferred. The story of Anne Frank. (Based on The Diary of Anne…

The documentary, “Dear Kitty” revolves around Miep Gies, and her recollection of helping Anne Frank and her family go into hiding. Miep, was a Dutch citizen who was hired by Anne’s father, Otto Frank. In the summer of 1942, Mr. Frank had initially hired Miep to be the secretary of the business he managed, but with the Nazis ceasing all the Jews from Holland, he would soon need her help with hiding his family. Miep, along with the other four staff members, agreed to help. The Frank family hid in…

A 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…