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Comparing Joshua In The Play And Life Is Beautiful

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Nazi Germany wasn’t all that bad for every kid. Likewise, Anne in The Play Anne Frank and Joshua in the movie Life Is Beautiful grew up in a world of war, but each still had a family who loved them and found time play. As well, for the most part had food to eat and beds to sleep in. While similar in these ways, Joshua and Anne’s lives differed significantly from the knowledge of the Holocaust, to living life.
One way in which Joshua and Anne’s lives differed was that Joshua was free and living until being taken to a concentration camp. While refusing to take a bath by hiding in a night table, his father then magically brings the table over to his mother. Joshua then pops out saying “Good morning, Princess”, (Cerami and Benigni 67) and …show more content…

To continue, Anne didn’t get the freedom and childhood like Joshua did. Anne stresses “I only know it’s funny never to be able to go outdoors...never to breathe fresh air...never to run and shout and jump. It’s the silence in the nights that frightens me most” (Goodrich and Hackett 712). Moreover, Anne was trapped in hiding and struggled to enjoy life as a kid. She struggled containing herself in such a small area and entertaining herself. She did though manage to smile every once in awhile, and found a way to enjoy the little things. A second way that the lives of Joshua and Anne differed was Joshua lacked in knowledge of the Holocaust when taken there and he didn’t comprehend what was going on. Joshua confused says “Uncle, where are we going? I’m so tired” (Cerami and Benigni 69). Joshua is unaware of where he is and his father, Guido creates a game so he does not get scared. Joshua’s time at the concentration camp is based of a lie that his father told him to keep his life beautiful. Joshua’s had no knowledge of what was going on as Anne had full knowledge. She knew exactly what was happening ever since she started hiding in the annex. The morning of their

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