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Pros And Cons Of Living During The Holocaust

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Growing up during the Holocaust was a rough time especially for Anne. Growing up in a small cramped annex with strict rules and a family she hardly knew was not an easy transition from her living in her own home with some to no rules. To go into hiding Anne had to give up all of her friends and leave the school she was attending. It was like her and her family just disappeared. While staying in the annex for two years Anne has shown many characteristics of a survivor such as being friendly, becoming composed and having an optimistic attitude. While staying in the annex Anne has made a new friendship with Peter (Hackett and Goodrich). Them becoming friends made living in the annex more bearable, for both Anne and Peter. Anne has also improved her relationship with her mother. Their relationship grew by her and her mother trying to understand each other more. Her and her father’s relationship grew more also. Anne would always go to her father for advice or just to make her feel better when her mother or other people living in the annex would make comments about her and how she should be …show more content…

But when Anne and Peter are talking Anne brings up the topic on what they would they would do after, if they can avoid being captured and come out free (Hackett and Goodrich). While staying in the annex they celebrated Hanukkah. They all agreed not to get each other presents but Anne still made some small presents for everybody. Everybody loved their present and it all brought some joy to such a dark time during the celebration. Even through some of the darkest times Anne always finds a way to bring a little joy if she can. When they were captured Anne and Margot were sent to the concentration camp Anne was actually happy to be able to go outside again. Some people would have been somber about going into a concentration camp but Anne looked on the brighter side of things and saw that she was able to go outside

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