Appendix A This is an image from the Holocaust Education and Archive Research Team description of Anne Frank’s family. This image here is of Anne and her sister Margot’s room in the Secret Annex in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Here you can tell how cramped it was, and how the living conditions were poor.
Appendix B
The novel, The Diary of a Young Girl (The Definitive Edition) written by Anne Frank is a moving story about a young girl’s experience during World War 2. The diary was written in Anne’s perspective shortly before her family was forced to go into hiding in a Secret Annex. The narrative begins with Anne Frank receiving the diary for her thirteenth birthday, June 12, 1942, writing her first entry stating, “I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support” (1). In the beginning, Anne discusses quit ordinary aspects of a traditional childhood. She talks about going to school, describing the people she likes, and all her admirers. Additionally, Anne goes on to mention the aspects of her life that have changed since the war began, and the restrictions that have been put on her do to her Jewish belief. For example, she tells us that all Jews are forced to wear a star on their clothing, as well she is not allowed to use public transportation, ride a bicycle, or drive a family car. She could only attend Jewish schools, and was not allowed to participate in
Ever wondered what the experience for Jews during World War II was like? Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl, written by Anne Frank with an introduction by Eleanor Roosevelt, is a series of diary entries that capture the hardships a young girl, Anne Frank, experiences during World War II. Frank had not intended for her diary entries to be read by the world, but when she later died at a concentration camp, her father decided to publish it after being convinced by his family and friends. This piece of work has been recognized by the world and is looked upon as a work of literature that impacts ones emotions deeply from the astonishing story put onto paper by the then 13 year old Anne Frank. The novel provides an insight of the life of a young
In Brett Kaufman’s painting, Anne Frank outside looking in, he is implying how Frank never got to have a chance to live her life due to having to hide away from the war going on all around her. Kaufman is relating his 1995 painting to the way she lived. Anne lived in the annex above her father’s work until her and her family got caught. Kaufman’s painting is related to a diary written by Anne Frank while living in the annex. The diary is all of her days, her nights, and her school. While people were below the annex working Frank sat in one spot and either read, or wrote in her diary. After being caught, and dying, her father, being the only one who survived, had found her diary, and published the writing as a book in 1947. Kaufman’s painting and Anne 's Diary relate to a song written in 1998 by Neutral Milk Hotel. The song is singing about the death of Anne Frank, and how close she was to surviving the war. The concept is of how much Anne Franks’ story impacted the world. Anne Frank Outside Looking In, a 1995 painting by Brett Kaufman, a novel, The Diary of Anne Frank, written by Anne Frank, but later published in Amsterdam in 1947, and a 1998 song “Holland 1945” performed by Neutral Milk Hotel, but written by Jeff Mangum explore the idea of how an individual wanted to get out and explore the world, and even
In the second entry of Anne Frank's diary, Margot got a call-up from the SS, which forced the Franks to go into hiding in fear of their future. After Otto Frank came home, "Margot and I started packing our most important belongings into a schoolbag" (Frank para. 15). Margot and Anne went packing after their Father told them they were going into hiding. This was the same day that Margot got called-up.
By June 12, 1942, Anne Frank had been alive for thirteen years; as a gift, she received a diary. Her thirteenth birthday present was used to record her thoughts and emotions built up over the two years that she and the others stayed hidden away in the secret annex after her sister, Margot Frank, was called to a German concentration camp. This, an excerpt from Anne Frank 's diary, displays the horror that was felt: “I was stunned. A call-up, everyone knows what that means. Visions of concentration camps and lonely cells raced through my head.” A normal teenage girl shouldn’t have to endure these types of things. It was courageous of Anne to even write in the diary. She is truthful about the horror of this historical event. She could have left out the gruesome details but if
The Holocaust was a time of war where many families were separated from one another and many had died from this tragic event. Although, from the book “Diary of Anne Frank” a Jewish girl named Anne that had been affected by the Holocaust had said, “In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart.” Even though Anne and her family faced many hardships during the Holocaust Anne still saw the good in it all, and after reading the book I have to agree with Anne’s quote. One of the main reasons of why I am siding with Anne is because of Peter’s actions throughout the book and how his actions rapidly changed once Anne showed kindness to him. However, I can see how some people may disagree with Anne’s quote throughout Mr. Van Daan’s horrible actions throughout the book.
Anne Frank was born to Otto and Edith Frank in the late 1920’s, alongside her older sister, Margot Frank, who was born three years before Anne. This small family of four were just ordinary working class people trying to make a living like everyone else. Both Anne and Margot lover school and their friends. They both also really enjoyed writing, which included diary entries every day. Both girls, particularly Anne, wrote down every event and feeling she experienced. Which lead to the famous diary we now know to be of Anne Frank’s life during the Holocaust. Anne Frank’s spectacular ability to remain joyous and courageous through her outstanding struggle are displayed through the three main point of her life before the Holocaust, living in
Anne Frank was a Jew during WWII. She was born June 12, 1929 to Edith and Otto Frank. She had a passion for writing and wanted to start her own novel. She was given a journal for her thirteenth birthday on June 12, 1942. Her first entry was June 14, 1942. A few pages into Anne’s journal Anne states, “It’s an odd idea for someone like me to keep a diary; not only because I have never done so before, but because it seems to me that neither I-nor for that matter anyone else-will be interested in the unbosomings of a thirteen-year-old schoolgirl. (1)” The rest of the book is about her experiences in the “Secret Annex”.
Anne and her family trying to evade capture by the Nazi soldiers, went into hiding when she was only at the tender age of thirteen. While in hiding, Anne wrote in a diary which captured her innermost feelings and thoughts this, shows her fast development from a youthful adolescent into a young adult over the years spent in hiding. Although she did not survive to see the end of the war. Her legacy has lived on and has made her a Standout in the Jewish faith because of her close and intimate relationship with God in a time where many blamed him, The fact that she has always tried to be optimistic and put her best foot forward even when things go terribly wrong, and lastly her high level of maturity has made her a source of inspiration to all age groups. After two years of hiding in the secret annex The Nazis soon discovered Anne and her family, they were sent to a death camp.
Anne Frank, was born on June 12, 1929, and was 12 or 13 when Hitler raided Amsterdam and her family had to go into hiding. Anne’s family along with another Jewish family were covering for two years in a “Secret Annex” in the back of Frank’s father’s company building. Grievously, someone noted the German police and they were seized on August 4, 1944 and sent to a concentration camp. There her father was disconnected from the rest of the family. Soon her mother became sick and died. A few months after their mom passed Anne and her sister Margot both had typhus. Margot passed away in February and Anne followed shortly thereafter in March 1945. Their father, Otto was the only member of their family to survive the Holocaust. She was only 15 years old when she died. To me it is really sad that a young innocent girl’s life was ripped short because she was a Jew. She never had a chance to have a childhood of liberty like she would have had today.
“The Diary of Anne Frank” was a diary written by a young teenage girl during World War II. During World War II Jews were being sent to concentration camps, were being killed, or went into hiding. The Frank family, the Van Daan family, and Mr. Dussel were a few of the many families that went into hiding. They all hid in a Secret Annex in Mr. Frank’s business in Amsterdam. They went into hiding in the 1940’s for two years. In the time they had been in the Annex they had faced many conflicts, but still showed courage, compassion, and sacrificed a lot.
In the diary of Anne Frank, not only does the writing display the struggle of being a Jewish girl in World War II, it also shows the growth of a girl from adolescence to young adulthood. Anne Frank matures within two years in an extreme situation, and her diary shows this. In the beginning of her journal, Anne was a little spoiled and somewhat self-centered. She had no idea how much others were struggling. In her entry on June 14, 1942, she talks about her birthday, and shares what she had gotten as presents, which was many nice things. She even states that she “got masses of things from Mummy and Daddy, and was thoroughly spoiled by various friends.” Soon after, she and her family moved to the Secret Annexe. When things in the Annexe first
Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl who had gone into hiding during World War 2, and the Holocaust. Anne and her family were able to hide for roughly two years in the Secret Annex. Throughout those years that they were hidden, Anne recorded most of what happened during that time. Then in 1944 they were found by the Green Police and taken to concentration camps. A year or two after they got to the concentration camps, everyone who lived in the Secret Annex had died, except for Otto Frank (Anne's father). He then later published Anne's diary. At the end of Anne's diary, she had stated, "In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart." I believe that Anne had wrote this because one, she and her father were really close and he always taught her to find the good in people/things rather than point out their flaws. Two, Anne was extremely optimistic, she always kept in her mind that they would survive the war and all live together once they left. Furthermore, Anne was also very forgiving to anyone she
Have you ever heard of the Holocaust? The Holocaust was a terrible time in history when Adolf Hitler was torturing many innocent Jews. He put them in concentration camps, but many tried to hid just like Anne Frank and her family. Anne Frank who was Jew, has a famous quote that says “In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart.” Even though throughout the “Diary of Anne Frank” we see that people are not always the best they could be, I agree with Anne and believe that everyone is still good at heart. One overall reason I chose that people are really good at heart are the acts of kindness Peter has throughout the book to Anne. However, I do know that there are two sides of an argument, I can see how some might
During the devastating time of World War II, a Jewish teenage girl wrote a diary about the gruesome events she witnessed, this diary was named, Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank. Anne Frank lived in Holland and went into hiding when her sister, Margot, got a letter to go to a reception camp. The Franks faced terrifying moments during hiding. They witnessed war outside their window and stayed in the same house without even going outside for about two years.To add on, the Franks had to keep in mind how every day they could be arrested or even die. Sadly Anne and her family are arrested and are sent to Auschwitz, a concentration camp where she would later die. While in hiding, the Franks and the Van Daans, who were also in hiding with them,
Do you ever get mad when your parents say you can’t do something or go anywhere? Well, imagine how Anne feels being isolated in that room all day long, every day. The story "Diary of Ann Frank" reveals what it’s like to transition from childhood to adulthood in the modern life. The theme of the story is living in oppression and how it affects Anne as a person, both physically and emotionally. For two years, Anne and her family along with another family are locked up in hiding in a secret loft. “The diary of Anne Frank” shows us that sometimes family is all we got but we have to make the best of it and be thankful we have our family. Anne Frank quoted “we all eat and read like one family” (page 230) This statement tells us that no matter what