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Dutch People Are Here

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Anne explains here how differently the Jews are treated and how the Nazis posed an identity on the Jewish people. The Jewish people were identified as a whole separate group that were treated as if they were less than human or a different species. Although Anne doesn’t believe this about any Jewish people (including herself), she is still forced to live through it. This imposed identity contributes to Anne’s identity later on; she feels fearful, alone, and even ends up questioning her own identity. In this passage, we can see that Anne does not think the identity imposed by the Nazis is being reinforced by the Dutch. She understands that Holland is under Nazi control and is being occupied by Nazis, but doesn’t think that the Dutch people are …show more content…

She says that although she is only fourteen, and still considered a child, she feels as more of a person than a kid. We can see that she makes her own decisions and thinks her own thoughts because she knows the difference between right and wrong. This makes up a big chunk of her identity alone because she is forming her own sense of morals, which highly contribute to the actions she makes and the person she is. Once again we can see Anne has developed her own sense of who she is. She explains that she is a woman, and a strong woman at that. She takes part of who she is, and uses it to form a stronger sense of self-identity. Anne used her gender to mark her identity. Not only that, but in this passage she also mentions that she has goals and opinions of her own, making her independent and further developing who she is by forming her own though. In this passage, Anne talks about how Jewish people are identified and ‘lesser people’ and treated like animals. She also talks about how Jewish people are treated because of this imposed identity. Since they are dehumanized, they are forced to follow a much stricter code of conduct. What would be considered a mistake or accident for any non-Jewish person was proof or an example of ‘collective inferiority’ if a Jewish person did it. This all ties back into the fact that the Jewish people were identified as a whole different

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