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Anne Frank Transformation

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In the book, The Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank, Anne’s family went through many struggles to stay alive during the Holocaust. Anne went through many challenges throughout her experience in hiding. Anne had to change her lifestyle from an average girl, playing outside, having her own room to herself to a girl who has to share a small space with another family and not being able to go outside without the risk of being seen. Anne had to keep her hope and believe everything was going to be okay, Anne had to keep a positive mind through these tough times. The longer Anne is in hiding the more she changes, her happy writing gets deeper, the circumstances she goes through changes her and her writing more and more. Anne being in hiding …show more content…

Everything changed when her family had to go into hiding from the Nazi’s. They packed up everything and left. Anne’s life changed drastically. She was no longer an average 13 year-old girl. Anne didn’t know how she felt about this, “we’re so fortunate here, away from the turmoil. We wouldn’t have to give a moment’s thought to all this suffering if it weren’t for the fact that we’re so worried about those we hold dear, whom we can no longer help. I feel wicked sleeping in a warm bed, while somewhere out there my dearest friends are dropping from exhaustion or being knocked to the ground.” (Frank 63). Anne realizes how different staying inside all day is then being outside all day, the two “worlds” are different. In hiding is away from all the pain but, she still has her fears, she is scared, guilty and yet somewhat …show more content…

She still managed to be happy, but her writing was starting to get deeper. She has gone through so much for a 13 year-old girl. Before Anne goes into hiding her writing is very cheerful, “I expect you will be rather surprised at the fact that I should talk to boy friends at my age. Alas, one simply can’t seem to avoid it at our school.” (Frank 5) Anne was very joyful and talking about how she likes her friends. “Again and again I ask myself, would it not have been better for us all if we had not gone into hiding, and if we were dead now and not going through all this misery, especially as we shouldn’t be running our protectors into danger anymore. But we all recoil from these thoughts too, for we still love life; we haven’t yet forgotten the voice of nature, we still hope.” (Frank 242) Anne is getting darker, she says all the things she is thinking about how she wish she didn’t have to go through all the bad times. Anne also still has some in her. Anne changed her writing to the way she

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