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…
The Function of Memory Elie Wiesel, a Nobel-Prize winning writer, once said, “ Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future.” Wiesel, explains the importance of memory and why it 's important to remember, even when people might want to forget. Memories are the moments people remember from their past; memories are essential to a large extent, because it’s the glue to what holds a person together. Memories are important because someone…
writing a diary while hiding in an attic, therefore she is known as the girl in hiding. Annalise “Anne” Marie Frank was born on June 12, 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany (Biography.com) (World Book, 229). She was a born German Jew. She lived with her dad (Otto Frank), mom (Edith Frank), and her sister…
Eva Braun was the mistress and finally the wife of Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler was theleader of the Nazi Party and Chancellor of Germany. Subsequently, Eva was Hitler’s wife for a terse juncture. Eva Braun grew up as a middle-class German citizen, altered into a model when she was older; in World War II she was Hitler’s Mistress and later on his Wife. Before Eva had met Hitler, Eva went to a Convict school in Germany but dropped out when she was 17. When Eva dropped out of Convict school; that…
In the movie The Diary Of Anne Frank you meet different characters with different traits. For example, Peter Van Daan was introduced in the movie. At first he is quiet and shy. When Anne and Peter first met, Peter was hesitant to talk to anyone which led to his mother having to introduce him. Another character that is introduce in the film was Mr. Kraler. Mr. Kraler is the “protector ” of the group. He is also a leader and he would do anything to protect everyone living in the annex. For example…
the death rate for Jews at the time got bigger as it was a couple thousand to a couple of million Jewish deaths. Anne and her family had gotten lucky and were able to hide until being found two years later on 1445 and sent to concentration camps. Otto Frank, (Anne's Father) was later sent to Auschwitz and Anne and her sister Margot were sent to…
“Dearest Kitty. . .” the diary entry that began it all, the horrendous pain, yet undetailed historical diary that told the unwritten past. The diary of a young girl who was in hiding from the Nazis; the diary of Anne Frank. Her diary tells the historical past about the event named the Holocaust. In the Holocaust many Jewish people went into hiding, though more, though more than half of the were captured. Anne Frank’s diary follows her experiences and consequences, while being in hiding. Her…
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 major role in the play. The Van Daan family are friends of the family to the Frank’s. Peter Van Daan, the son of Mr. and Mrs. …
The two most dominant types of imagery used in “The Diary of a Young Girl” by Anne Frank are visual imagery and kinesthetic imagery. Usually, this imagery is demonstrated when Anne describes seeing Jews being deported and feeling sympathy for them. For example, in the Thursday, November 19, 1942 diary entry, Anne observes that, “Evening after evening the green and gray army lorries trundle past. The Germans ring at every front door to inquire if there are any Jews living in the house. If there…
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. However, on July 5, 1942 Margot received a call-up notice to go to a forced-labor camp, and the Frank family’s lives were changed forever. The next day, the family goes to hiding in a secret…