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Diary Of Anne Frank Research Paper

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Can you imagine what it would be like to be a thirteen year old girl growing up in Nazi-occupied Germany? Anne Frank lived a normal life until the holocaust forced her family into hiding. In order to avoid being captured by the Nazis they were forced to move to her father’s office building. Because of this Anne spent most of her adolescent life being kept into hiding. The theme of The Diary of Anne Frank reveals that all young girls, whether they live in the 20th century or in modern times, struggle with the transitions from childhood to adulthood.
Although all adolescent girls struggle with some of the same problems, Anne Frank struggles with some things that are unique in her situation. Unlike most teenage girls, Anne is forced into hiding during the holocaust. Because of her situation, Anne struggles with feelings of loneliness and isolation. “I keep wishing that Peter was a girl instead of a boy. Then I would have someone to talk to.” (Goodrich, Hackett 309.) While in hiding, Anne feels very lonely as she feels that she has no one to talk to. Because she can’t see any of her friends anymore, the only person near her age who she can talk to is Peter. However, she doesn’t like …show more content…

Anne Frank argues with her mom about her independence and freedom which is revealed to us in a diary entry. Her mom treats her as though she is younger then she is and she can’t make her own decisions. “Mother is unbearable. She insists on treating me like a baby, which I loathe” (Goodrich, Hackett 108). Anne Frank writes in her diary about how she feels when her mother is talking to her. Anne clearly is bothered by it because she writes about it in her diary. Anne’s diary entry reveals that she doesn’t like when her mother treats her like a child, which is something all adolescent girls struggle

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