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Anne Frank Patience

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With Waiting Comes Reward Good things will come as long as you can be patient. Patience shows through the texts The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, The People Could Fly by Virginia Hamilton, and Invictus by William Earnest Henly. Patience is key. As long as you can be patient, you can get through any situation. The first example of patience is Mr. Frank from The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. The Diary of Anne Frank tells a story about a young girl with a diary living in an Annex, trying to hide from Nazis so she doesn’t have to go to forced labor and death camps. On page 430, Mr. Frank says, " If we wait patiently, quietly, I believe that help will come." Because Mr. Frank is being the patient one he will be able to make it through tough times. Mr. Frank stayed strong and waited, so he may make it which …show more content…

The People Could Fly tells a story about slaves who worked all day long but they stayed patient and had hope, yet they were able to escape. On page 361, it says, " Hadn't the time to teach them to fly, they must wait for a chance to run." I chose this quote because Toby tells them if they can be patient long enough they will get their chance to get away. The others will wait and eventually get away, which shows patience. Finally the last example of patience is Invictus by William Earnest Henley. Invictus tells a story about a man determined never to change his will or his fate. On line 11, he says, " and yet the menace of the years." Menace means to be threatened, so over the years he must have been threatened a lot. I believe that the quote means you can over come any obstacle with enough patience. Another quote I found that supports my theme is, on line 13, " It matters not how straight the gate." This means he has slim chances, but I believe that with patience he can defeat the low odds and make it through hard

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