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Billy Bathegate by EL Doctorow Billy Bathgate is an important American novel in it’s portrayal of one young man’s evolution from boyhood to maturity. The novel is about a fifteen year old boy that gets taken under the wing of Dutch Schultz, a 1930’s gangster trying to keep a hold of his diminishing empire. As the novel unfolds, so does the rising maturity of the tough young man introduced to us as Billy Bathgate. Billy finds himself in situations that most of us never see in our whole life

Anne Frank's father, Otto Frank had been making plains to set up a secret hiding place knowing that the war could break out at anytime. Otto slowly began taking all the household necessities, furniture and canned foods. The hiding place was in several unused offices at 263 Prinsengracht, which is now called "The Secret Annex". Otto Frank had several employees he entrusted to help him so that no one else would know about their

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

German heritage. Anne’s father (Otto Frank) was born and raised in Frankfurt; with a banker for a dad, he and his siblings were taught the importance of strong character and a good education. Otto was a hard worker; his journey for education and experience led him outside of his German homeland for a short time (Macy’s of New York, New York). His father’s illness brought him back to Frankfurt where he not only cared for his family but also the family bank. However, Otto did not remain a banker; he instead

Marie Frank on June 12, 1929. Her mother was Edith Hollander Frank and her father was Otto Frank. Otto Frank was born on May 12, 1889 in Frankfurt am Main. He has an older brother Robert (1886), a younger brother Herbert (1891) and a sister Helene (1893). His father Michael heads the family bank, which specializes in currency trading. The Franks are liberal Jews. In her autobiography, Miep Gies describes Otto Frank as: ‘The calm one, the children’s teacher, the most logical, the one who balanced

Anne Frank was a Jew during WWII. She was born June 12, 1929 to Edith and Otto Frank. She had a passion for writing and wanted to start her own novel. She was given a journal for her thirteenth birthday on June 12, 1942. Her first entry was June 14, 1942. A few pages into Anne’s journal Anne states, “It’s an odd idea for someone like me to keep a diary; not only because I have never done so before, but because it seems to me that neither I-nor for that matter anyone else-will be interested in the

during World War II to escape from the Nazis. Forced together with seven others she hides in the secret annex at Prinsengracht 263 in Amsterdam. After more than two years in hiding they are discovered and deported to concentration camps. Anne’s father, Otto Frank, is the only one of the eight people to survive. After her death, Anne becomes world famous because of the diary she wrote while in hiding. Anne’s diary begins on her thirteenth birthday, June 12, 1942, and ends shortly after her fifteenth. At

Have you ever heard of Anne Frank? Anne Frank was a 13 year old Jewish girl and was born June 12, 1929. World War II started September 1, 1939 and lasted until September 2, 1945. This war was fought between two allied groups of countries. On one side, the Axis powers, which included Germany, Italy, Japan, and a few other smaller counties. On the other side, the Ally powers, which included Britain, France, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, the Soviet Union, China, and the United States. World

Many heroes rely on their gut instincts to be a hero, doing what might be hard in a tough time. For example, Miep Gies is a well known woman she was a main factor for the reason Anne Frank’s diary was published and their survival for a couple years. Otto Frank pleaded for Ms. Gies’s help, she knew that she would regret saying no so she accepted. Miep took in the Franks and did all that she could to help them through the rough times. Miep could have easily said no and taken off the burden of taking

Many many people suffered during the holocaust, the Jews were in terrible danger. In the drama Anne Frank there are so many ways that the historical event caused change to the mood of the characters and the relationship ,before the holocaust happened Anne Frank was just a ordinary girl that lived in germany and she was a jew. There was a guy named Adolf Hitler and he made a plan to destroy the jews and to rule over these specific places were Jews lived and to only have germans there. Wait until you