Anne Frank: Developing The English Language

Immediately after we are born, we start picking up sounds; the sound of our mother’s voice, the music playing in the elevator on the way to the car, and the happy cheers from a small child seeing their new sibling for the first time. We are always listening–picking up on conversations not meant for our ears, eavesdropping on the gossip of the adult world, and finding the meaning in the portentous silence. From all these auditory stimuli, we piece together the world around us to better understand what is happening to us, around us, and the secret happenings that were not for us to know. Great writers are the ones who listen and say nothing–who take it all in and save their classified information for a day when all the right words flow and form one epic story of the wondrous world we live in.

The article ‘What Writing Is,’ narrated by Stephen King, endorses his personal perspective on writing and the vast passion it holds in his heart and mind. By comparing writing to telepathy, King emphasizes that writing is the epitome of a euphoric sense in terms of freedom and jubilance. Throughout this excerpt, King implies how writing is a part of life that should be centralized and embraced. Writing about telepathy, King proposes that we (the readers) are “downstream on the time-line.” We are in this present moment and as he composes from a juncture in the past, he projects images into our minds through the words he records. The fact that he brings telepathy in as an analogy to the significance of writing conveys his message that we may be reading anywhere or anytime; however, we can connect to each other’s minds despite the far distance.

All the words I could not say don’t go unspoken. All the words knotted on my tongue unravel themselves so freely at the tip of my pen, taking the form of antiheroes, headstrong female protagonists, and sonnets. My written words take on life. Whatever word was beheaded between my teeth, I’d revive it with paper and pen. My metaphor-fueled writing can take me to places where I thought were closed off to a poorly-spoken person like me—it took me to becoming the president of the school’s Model UN club, it took me to the couch in front of my brother waving around the speech I’ve written.

Writing is a powerful tool for communication and connection. As an extension and expression of the mind, writing is as much about the mental processes of the author as it is about the final marks laid to paper. As we write, we hold in mind our own thoughts on the work, anticipate the reader’s thoughts, and think both in concrete and abstract ways in order to accomplish the task at hand. Whether an academic research paper, a novel, or text message to friends, writing seeks to engage, persuade, or impress concepts upon an audience. Like language and other art forms in general, the practice of writing is ever-evolving and is subject to cultural and contextual influence, expectations, and conventions. Each writer holds a theory

Anne Frank utilizes her profound gift of words to create multiple tones and moods within her diary. As well as a multitude of metaphors and similes that help depict her emotions and circumstances. An instance of this is shown when Anne describes how it is living in hiding, “ I see the eight of us in the Annex as if we were a patch of blue sky surrounded by menacing black clouds...We’re surrounded by darkness and danger, and in our desperate search for a way out we keep bumping into each other.” (Frank 145). Within this passage, Anne’s use of metaphors is brought to reality. In addition, it is noted that Anne also uses many descriptive words that succeed in illustrating the dark mood she was hoping to portray. Given these points, we can observe

Before completing this book, writing to me was just a pain. I remember this one quote that said, “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot”(King 145). I proceed to think, well shoot, I don’t do either of those things. No wonder I don’t like writing and I’m not very good at it. Then as I continued through the book, I thought back to the part where King described writing as a form of telepathy, and it changed my whole perspective. Art has always been a way to express yourself and share ideas in my mind. The idea of writing doing that, and in such a direct way, kind of blew my mind. The more I thought about it, the more it made sense to me. The writer and the reader were connected through time and space with these shared thoughts. The best example of this is the rabbit in the cage:”The most interesting thing here isn’t even the carrot-munching rabbit in the cage, but the number on it’s back. . .This is what we’re both looking at, and we all see it. . .We’re not even in the same year together, let alone the same room . . . except we are together”(King 106). The freedom that is opened up to the reader when imagining

Jews have perished because of their beliefs since the beginning of time but never have so many Jews been persecuted worldwide as they were in World War II. Anne Frank’s diary reaches a place within all of our hearts because it reminds us how easily the innocents can suffer. Sometimes we may choose to close our eyes or look the other way when unjustifiable things happen in our society and Anne’s tale reminds us that ignorance, in part, claimed her life. Sadly, her story is but one of many of those who died in the Holocaust and as with other Jews, her fate was determined by the country she lived in, her sex and her age.

This is where you will start writing your essay. Remember that it needs to be 5 paragraphs and all your sentences need to be well thought out and amazing. I want to be impressed with your writing and what you think about Anne Frank.

It was one of the many saddest events that occurred in the history of the world. In the following paragraphs you will be reading a summary or a “movie review”, what ever might call it, about Anne Frank. At the end of the review I will write about my opinion to the movie.

Over time, Anne Frank has matured in her style of her writing by using more advanced vocabulary and subject matter. One example in the beginning of the book where she has not fully matured is when she writes, “The baby ducklings were bitten to death by Father because the chattered too much” (Frank 7). Anne was assigned a paper and did not take it seriously. Her immaturity kicked in, and she decided to make a joke about it. Anne was a chatter box that spoke all of her thoughts out loud but over time, she realized that everyone does not agree with her opinions and decided to keep her thoughts to herself as she said, “I talk more to myself than to the others at mealtimes, which is to be recommended for two reasons. Firstly, because everyone is

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

The Anne Frank story is a very impactful story. This true story is told through young Anne Frank in her journal entries that she wrote almost everyday. Anne wrote in her journal in hiding with several other people during the holocaust. Anne Frank was the underdog of the group. Anne was always overlooked and treated like just an average girl, although she was something great. This story has impacted a lot of people throughout the entire world.

Born Annelies Marie “Anne” Frank on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt Germany to Edith and Otto Frank. Anne a vibrant dark haired, brown eyed, Jewish girl whose life was shared with an older sister by the name of Margot. Her parents were liberal Jews. They lived in a community of Jewish and Non-Jewish citizens of various religions. Anne’s parents were educated people, her father was most interested in scholarly pursuits and had an extensive library. Both parents encouraged Anne and Margot to read at an early age to ensure for a better education.

Anne Marie Frank was born on the twelfth day of June in 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany to Otto and Edith Frank, both who came from respected German Jewish families. Anne and her older sister Margot grew up in a Germany. (“Anne Frank” 1). When Anne reached the age to attend school, she attended a Montessori school in her neighborhood. She learned to speak Dutch fluently and quickly found new friends with her classmates. For several years, her childhood remained quite untouched by the growing unrest in Europe. Despite these conditions, Anne’s interests resembled those of girls her age reading fan magazines, favorite film stars, playing board games, swimming, and riding her bicycle. She rented films to show at home when Jewish children were no longer permitted to go to the movie theaters. (“Ryan” 1).

Anne Frank was a girl who had a dream like everyone else ,but what makes her different is that she did not have the freedom or the chance to live out her dream like we do today. Because of Anne’s incredible story she has become well known all throughout the world through books and movies. One of the books that I have read is The Diary of Anne Frank and following that I watched the movie. Both had a big affect on me emotionally and have made me think about realized things that I didn’t before. things and