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Anne Frank Isolation

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Isolation of the Human Spirit In “The Diary of a Young Girl” by Anne Frank, a thirteen year old girl becomes one of the most well-known victims of World War II by writing every devastating experience she goes through during the 1940’s in her diary she calls “kitty”. This remarkable story provides every diary entry Frank wrote, and about what it was like being Jewish while hiding in a place her family called the ‘Secret Annex’ during World War II. During the family’s time of hiding, they each were required to wake up at 6:45 each morning, they could not go outside, and they were not able to turn on the lights once it got dark. Due to the fact that all of Frank’s time was occupied indoors, she had spent most of her time reading books and writing in her diary. Frank’s diary was very informative regarding what it was like during the holocaust, and at the same time introduced …show more content…

Without Anne’s isolation she would have never become so self-reflective of herself. Frank writes, “I never used to feel like this, my fun and amusements, and my girl friends, completely filled my thoughts. Now I either think about unhappy things, or about myself” (55). Frank’s isolation within the annex allows her to develop a sense of self-awareness. However, this self-awareness does not fully develop until later on when Frank realizes the knowledge Frank has of herself. Frank states: “I understand more and more how true Daddy’s words were when he said: ‘All children must look after their own upbringing.’ Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands” (260). Towards the end Frank realizes that she is in control of almost everything she decides to do, and her parents are only there for the emotional support and

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