Anne Frank is the author, main character, and protagonist of the diary, which she began to write after she got it for her thirteenth birthday, on June 12, 1942. This book is famous for the story of Anne’s life as a young Jewish girl in World War II hiding from the Nazis. Clearly, the major theme of the book is coming of age narrative as her life of adolescence was strongly recognized when she went through a lot of growing up both emotionally and physically. Although Anne was under extraordinary circumstances, emotions expressed by her are universal, which majority of teenagers goes through during their adolescence. Anne continued to question herself and spent most of the time trying to figure out about her identity. Most importantly, she developed …show more content…
Anne became more and more sensitive when she was disturbed by the environment in Annex such as lack of privacy, the necessity of staying quiet and impossibility of leaving the annex. In this sense, although Anne had grown up rapidly since moving into the annex, she was still a young girl who was emotionally immature in many ways. This is because she tried to understand her own identity rather than expand her focus on adults’ behaviour. Here, multiple identities and shifting identity are recognized when Anne showed more masculine gender identity as she complained, criticized, and put down elders (Stets & Burke, 1996). Social psychological processes like war modified Anne’s gender identity more masculine character (Jan & Peter, 2000). Anne continuously studied and read in the annex when her father found books for the teens to read. Often, interaction with fathers may provide children opportunities to practice and develop self- regulation skills (Meece & Mize, 2011). When Anne used more metaphorical language in terms of environment when she explained about her situation, it was obvious that her writing skill had developed. For instance, Anne compared herself to a songbird “whose wings have been ripped off and who keeps hurling itself against the bars of its dark cage”. This shows the evidence of girls’ high performance in both linguistic and artistic tests in evaluating creativity (Lee, 2005). In sociological approach, Anne’s identity was socially constructed as she adapted several skills so her identities were changed over
The events recounted in Anne Frank’s Diary took place during World War 11. By 1933, the strongest party in Germany had gained ultimate power with Hitler under their command. Hitler was Germany’s dictator who spread his gospel of racial hatred through politics. While poverty and unemployment were at an all time high he launched a campaign of anti-Semitism. Hitler’s main target was the Jews, claiming that they were “racially inferior.” He developed an idea of a Master Aryan Race, the need to rid Germany of “inferior people”, such as Jews and Gypsies, and the need to expand Germany’s borders. In doing this, he caused many Jews to abandoned their homes and go into total isolation. The Frank family
“It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.” (Anne Frank) Anne Frank was one of the many children who fell victim to the Holocaust during the World War II. Anne’s story is nothing short of a tragedy; she died at the early age of fifteen from Typhus while being held by the Nazi Regime, in the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. Before dying, Anne and her family went into hiding and lived secretly in her father's office building in the Netherlands. While living in the “Annex,” a secret hiding place, she developed many interests such as reading and writing. Anne is famous because she is one of the best-known victims of the Holocaust, her story has been shared with millions in a publication of her diary, and through her writing’s she introduces many people to the massacre and its horror.
This literary work truly shows how Anne Frank was a martyr of racism and an insightful chronicler of her time period and place. The work also shows the typical adolescence of Anne Frank and her constant arguments with her mother in particular. It also deals with the day to day hiding she and her family went through. The only problem with the book is that the fact that Anne Frank rewrote her diary about two months before she was captured because she wanted her journal to be published after the war and she wanted to peruse a career in journalism. Therefore it is hard to tell what existed in her original copy and how much did she add afterwards.
Jews have perished because of their beliefs since the beginning of time but never have so many Jews been persecuted worldwide as they were in World War II. Anne Frank’s diary reaches a place within all of our hearts because it reminds us how easily the innocents can suffer. Sometimes we may choose to close our eyes or look the other way when unjustifiable things happen in our society and Anne’s tale reminds us that ignorance, in part, claimed her life. Sadly, her story is but one of many of those who died in the Holocaust and as with other Jews, her fate was determined by the country she lived in, her sex and her age.
love with Anne; "Peter loves me not as a lover but as a friend and
Growing up in a wartime environment affects the identities, confidence and adolescence process for many people. In the books, The Diary of A Young Girl, Farewell to Manzanar, and Night, World War II accelerates Anne’s, Jeanne’s and Elie’s precious maturity and coming of age process. World War II, the Nazis and their identity of being Jewish forces Anne and Elie to grow up and mature much sooner than expected. For Jeanne Wakatsuki, World War II have a negative impact on Jeanne’s confidence and she starts to lose respect towards her Japanese heritage. All three of them are struggling to find out who they truly are. Anne Frank, Jeanne Wakatsuki and Elie Wiesel all are greatly affected by the war, but in different milieus and in
Discrimination is now becoming a well-known term around the world; many acknowledge it from the time they came across: sexism, racism, ageism, and the type Anne Frank came across, persecution. Anne Frank was a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl who was hiding from the German Army or the Nazi’s, as they are better recognized back then. Her life story consisted of constantly escaping and being in isolation from those who wanted her dead; it was a difficult time to live in. Anne Frank was attacked because of her differences; Adolf Hitler (leader of the Nazi’s) was killing anyone who was not classified as “pure” or part of the “superior race”.
During the holocaust many jews were brutally murdered just for their ethnicity. In the early 1900s a man named Adolf Hitler came into power in Germany. He convinced many people that the Germans were superior and Jews were inferior. Adolf Hitler convinced the people that the jews were the source of all their problems from world war one. There were many historical events that occurred in the diary of Anne Frank. Though they all didn't happen in the annex, it had a big impact on their lives in the annex.
The holocaust was a horrible time in people's lives and it killed six million people. Even though this happened to so many people Anne Frank was someone that so many people look up to because of her diary that she wrote during this time. Anne Frank, her family, and the Van Danns all spent 25 months in the secret annex. Dussel was someone that came in later so it was very tight for 8 people to be living under certain circumstances for that long. They hoped to stay hidden until they were liberated but they were caught and sadly the only one that lived through the concentration camps was Mr.Frank. Many historical events took place in Anne Frank. Even though most of these things occurred while they were in hiding, it still changed the characters mood and relationships.
"We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same. " These are the wise words of Anne Frank. The diary, Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl, follows the journey of Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl, and her life as it transforms from being a normal girl to being forced into hiding during World War II. Anne Frank spends two years living with the van Daans, another family, and Mr.Dussel in the secret annex above her father's office in the Netherlands before they get arrested by the Nazis in 1944. Her diary details the constant struggles of living in confinement and the observant realizations she develops about herself and the world around her.
In “The Diary of Anne Frank,” by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, explains flashbacks of a young girl and her family being forced into hiding from the Nazis. The main character in the story is a young Jewish girl named Anne Frank, who writes in a diary as she goes through changes in her life because of the Holocaust, and she also wrote about her family's life, things she misses the most, and the least. The authors may have wrote this story that explains very important, scary, and tough times in Anne’s ,her family, and friends life, how the Franks kept in hiding for two years with eight people all together, and the event of Anne, the rest of her family, and her friends were taken in the concentration camp on August 4, 1944.
Have you ever had a hard time in your life? The Holocaust was a very tough time for the Jews, they were forced to either find a place to stay or they would get sent off to concentration camp, which was leading to their last breath. Anne Frank and her family, had to stay in an annex to try to stay away from the Nazi’s because they were Jewish. They had to be really quiet during the day or they would be heard from down below. However, there is one special girl that handled it very well. Anne Frank once said, “ In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart.” Throughout all the obstacles that Anne and her family have faced, she is always looking for the good in people. After reading the diary, I have come to a decision. Anne’s quote really said a lot about her and others around her. I am agreeing with Anne’s powerful quote. The others that were in hiding with Anne really had to persevere and help each other out. When I read the diary I saw that the most caring person was Miep. She always helped them when they needed something outside of the annex, but I can still see how people think that people during those days were not very good at heart. I think Mr Van Daan seemed a little rude and selfish about others.
Anne is figuring out the different aspects of her gender identity. She is taking on new life roles everyday. She must balance her time between being a student, friend, co-worker, lover, all the while making the transition from child to adult. She has been having trouble making the transition from childhood to adulthood. After high school she was holding on to her childhood for dear life but now is learning how to let go and move on.
comparison I can think of is when I moved to middle school. I was the
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank was published in 1947. When the book was published a lot of people were impacted. It started getting more and more famous all around the world. In no time 30 million copies of the book was sold. Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett decided to make a play based on Anne Franks book. The play was a huge success and it was nominated for 8 Oscars and won 3. After George Stevens decided to make a movie about Anne Frank. There were some famous actors in the movie like, Shelley Winters playing Mrs. Van Pels and Millie Perkins as Anne Frank (pg.282, The Diary of a Young Girl).