Anne Frank Critical Lens

Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany, she was the daughter of Otto and Edith Frank. Anne and her sister Margot grew up in Germany, but before World War II Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in Amsterdam for two years. During World War II Adolph Hitler killed nearly six million Jews.

The Diary of Anne Frank, not being well recognized in the early 1950’s, has a lot to do with the fact that this great horrific tragedy was trying to be forgotten by most of the surrounding countries of Germany. A large part of the population just wanted to put this behind them and go on. Nobody wanted to go on reliving all that happened and did not want to be reminded of it either. Otto Frank, could only find small publishers to print for him, because it was not what the population wanted at that time. It was these small publishers, that would have some Jewish link to them, that he found would do it at all, and when he would have it published in different countries, he would tailor the content to make it more tolerable for the reader in that

As today’s teenagers connect less and less to the past and its lessons, it is necessary to reflect on the commonalities that our generation has with past generations like Anne Frank’s because we are more alike than it seems. Anne Frank went through many of our present-day problems that teens today face every day.

'I've reached the point where I hardly care weather I live or die'. A quote Anne Frank wrote in her diary. Anne moved quite a lot. Her father owned a business so they were always in the move. Anne was Jewish and in that time the Nazis were on the move to eliminate all Jews throughout Germany, Poland, Copenhagen, ect. It started to get worse and worse to the point her family had to go into hiding. Anne had many accomplishments as a young girl. Millions of people have took the time to read her diary that is so carefully written. Lots of people didn't know and still don't know many facts about Anne. You have to go deep into her biography and old info to find many interesting facts.

Anne Frank, a famous victim of the Holocaust, said this “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” Anne Frank was once a free woman in this world. She didn’t have to go into hiding, fear getting caught, or worse, possibly dying.

Can you believe there was a time in recent history that a person could be tortured or put to death because of their race or belief? Anne Frank was one of the millions of Jews who die during the holocaust. The holocaust was a terrible event where Jews were being wiped from earth’s history and existent. Anne Frank wrote a diary of the daily events, she and her family had to go thru to try and survive. Her diary was found and published showing a young Jewish girl’s side of the holocaust and showing the many things that went wrong with the world.

Anne Frank was a young girl that was born on June 12,1929. Anne Frank, as a jewish child, moved with her family to the Netherlands, from Germany after Adolf Hitler and the Nazis came to power there in 1933. Anne got a diary for her 13th birthday 23 days before they went into hiding. The Nazi made life very difficult for her family and all the jews. Otto Frank, her father, moved them to Amsterdam where he began a small company that produced a gelling substance used to make jam, because Margot received a letter wanting her to come to a camp. In 1935, Anne started school in Amsterdam and earned a reputation as an energetic, popular girl. In early July 1942, after Margot Frank received a letter ordering her to report to a work camp in Germany, Anne Frank’s family went into hiding in an attic apartment behind Otto Frank’s business located at Prinsengracht 263 in Amsterdam. In effort to avoid detection, the family left a false trail suggesting they’d fled to Switzerland.

Anne Frank makes me feel useless because she was going through a horrible situation that lead her to her death and I'm over here in “the land of the free” still feeling like I need more and want more. Her writing made me feel like if I was in that attic looking out the window to something I would never be able to go back to, which is my life. She was a new writer who was so confident and aggressive around others but she thought she was weak and uncertain of who she really is and how she felt. The relationship between her and Peter was complicated which I loved because she hated him at first then, started developing feelings for him except her sister also liked him so it was like a love triangle. Another thing is that in the Anne admits to being spoiled and selfish but she admits that being in the annex has changed her and I truly believe she has.

What if Anne Frank’s sister, Margot, lived and made the journey to begin a new life in The United States? Furthermore, delving deeper into speculation, Anne Frank mentioned her older sister also kept a diary, what would we learn from Margot’s perspective if her diary surfaced?

(Working Title) “Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy,” like Anne Frank once said. World War II was the deadliest war in our modern world. Many Jews were discriminated, persecuted, and killed in concentration camps because of their religion. Most went into hiding to protect themselves from the Gestapo or the Nazi police. The Frank family went into hiding, yet they tried to be there for each other.

of 1942, Miep and her husband helped the Frank family move into a hiding place

Before the war the Frank family had lived happily in Germany for years. Everything considered Edith and Otto Frank, Anne’s parents, had led a quality life. Otto was born in Frankfurt, Germany while his wife Edith was born in Aachen. They were both born into respected families. Mr. Frank was happy in Germany, but decided to moved to the US, to work, though he soon returned to Germany to serve in WWI. After his time serving he worked in a bank where he met Edith, his future wife. (Anne Frank in the world 1929-1945 page 12) Soon after their marriage they had Margot, Anne’s elder sister by three years. She loved school and was quieter and better behaved than Anne had ever been. Anne often resented Margot as Margot was used as an example of excellence

Anne Frank and her family were in hiding for two years in an attic. Anne was suppose to go work at a camp in Germany, but they made an escape and said they flew out somewhere else but actually they went to hide in an attic behind a store it was a secret door hidden behind a shelf. While living in the attic Anne Frank wrote everything in a diary. “On August 4, 1944, the Gestapo (German Secret State Police) discovered the hiding place after being tipped off by an anonymous Dutch caller” (Holocaust 1 ).They were discovered and were taken to the camps. Bergen-Belsen concentration camp was the camp, she and her sister were taken to. Anne Frank was deported to Auschwitz on September 5, 1944.eight weeks later, in late October 1944, Anne and Margot

Anne Frank is a very admired soul that has been looked at respectfully for a long time. Anne Frank had suffered and died during the holocaust, had a book with her diary in it published, and had amazing people help her in her time of need.

The Diary of a Young Girl, a book by Anne Frank, is about a girl who is living through a harsh time in history which was called World War II. This war lasted from 1939 to 1945. It was fought in Europe, in Russia, North Africa and in Asia. 60 million people died in World War 2. About 40 million were civilians.