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Anne Frank Research Paper

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The Holocaust was the systematic persecution and murder of six million jews by the Nazi regime and the collaborators. The Franks were one of the many families who were affected by this genocide. Anne Frank was a Jewish citizen in the Netherlands during the Holocaust. Anne Frank had a lively, energetic, and rather extroverted personality, even though she was hiding from the Nazis in a small house. She showed great aptitude about reading and writing, although she did not allow others to see what she was writing about. Even through difficult times, Anne believed she would survive the war, having faith in herself, hoping to fulfill her dreams, and still trying to make the best of their solution when experiencing depression. Despite the war and …show more content…

Anne’s mother always complains about the situation, becoming less optimistic leading to Anne becoming less and less hopeful about the outcome of the war. On the other side, Anne does not want to think about all the misery, but the beauty that still remains. She points out the difference of how Anne and her mother, Edith differ greatly. In Anne’s diary, she writes that “Her (Edith’s) advice in the face of melancholy is: 'Think about all the suffering in the world and be thankful you're not part of it.'” (Frank). Whereas, “My (Anne’s) advice is: 'Go outside, to the country, enjoy the sun and all nature has to offer. Try to recapture the happiness within yourself and God; think of all the beauty in yourself and in everything around you and be happy.'” (Frank). Anne completely disagrees with her mother’s advice, thinking, “what are you supposed to do if you become part of the suffering? You'd be completely lost. On the contrary, beauty remains in the nature, sun, freedom and yourself. If you just look for it, you discover yourself and God, you will stand out.A person who's happy will make others happy; a person who has courage and faith will never die in misery!” (Frank). Anne’s anger towards her mother’s depression shows that she still believes they will survive, despite how terrible things are seeming to be going. Anne Frank tried to still make the best of her their solution when experiencing

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