Anne Frank’s diary is widely read. And even those who have never read it probably recognize few quotes from it. The most heard of may be Anne’s observation: “in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart”. Anne Frank is...
Close your eyes. Picture being stripped of everything you had ever owned; everything you had ever known. Stripped of your freedom, your dignity, your value as a human being. Marked with a yellow star, branding you as inferior. A target for verbal and physical assault....
This book is about survival. It’s about prejudice. It teaches how there is nobility in human compassion. And it’s also about a young girl trying to survive adolescence. Many teens can relate to such a book because Anne goes through all of the normal adolescent...
The Diary of Anne Frank is a powerful testament to the strength of human. From the secrets written to Kitty we can learn the other side of World War 2, a side which is rarely, if ever, seen. The diary gives us a glimpse into...
Anne Frank’s extraordinary diary, since it was unveiled in the attic where she had resided during the last years of her time, has been a classic book read worldwide, a compelling read reminding of the war and its horrors, being a tribute to humans. Through...
Guiding Question: In what ways are Anti-Semitism present throughout the novel and movie of Anne Frank: The Diary Of A Young Girl In the story of The Diary Of A Young Girl, by Anne Frank, Anne a German-born Jewish, born on June 12, 1929 conveys...
In the book Anne Frank The Diary of A Young Girl there are multiple themes. One of the themes talks about hiding people to risk their lives and sharing most of their stuff. The author of the book was Anne Frank herself. This book falls...
After World War II, the United Nations was instituted and one of their tasks was to set up universal regulations and laws to define the status and rights of refugees. The U.N. High Commission for Refugees organized in 1951 received a three-year mandate to solve...
Should it take 50 years for a country to understand the magnitude of the Holocaust? It is said that people are denying that the Holocaust ever happened. With all the evidence that has been presented, it is hard to refute that this event in history...
The Frank family can be traced back to the Judengasse (or Jews’ lane) in Frankfurt. This was considered the ghetto of the city. Most Jews who lived in the center of the city had to move there eventually. Living conditions in the Judengasse were cramped...
A chilling Breeze passes through Great Britain as Winston Churchill was about to give the most crucial speech of all time. The speech that Sprouts into the death of over 9 million innocent people. The Holocaust was a time of savagery where many everyone who...
Anne Frank wrote her first diary entry, addressed to an imaginary friend named kitty “I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of...
Why people so angry? After all, we all love something. The life of 13-year-old Anna was completely carefree, but one day everything changed. Her father – respectful Otto Frank – decided to leave Germany with his family and move to Amsterdam. A few months after...
Conflict is an unavoidable part of life, but through our actions, speech, and thoughts, we are able to manage the situation in the best way possible. One example of someone who dealt with conflict well is Anne Frank, the author of the book A Diary...
One of the most horrific terms in history that still terrors into the mind of people is “Holocaust”. A term used by Nazis to point out human beings whose lives were not important. It was one of the most Brutal and horrible periods in man’s...
It was composed by then-teen Anne Frank from 1942 to August 1, 1944. This could be a diary written by any 13-year-old girl in the present day, with all the concerns and concerns of a young girl, if ever. She was not living precisely in...
1. Introduction In 2018, at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, passed 1,225,976 visitors had the opportunity to experience, acknowledge and empathize with the lives of eight Jewish people that were hiding in the house during World War 2. The year before that, one of...
Introduction Close your eyes and picture being stripped of every possession you have worked for. From everything you have ever known, including your dignity and freedom. Forcibly marked with a yellow star, branding you as inferior, marking you as an open target. Verbally harassed and...
February 1945, Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, Germany
Full Name
Annelies Marie Frank
Occupation
Diarist
Quotes
"I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart."
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."
"Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy."
Date
12 June 1929 – c. 12 March 1945
Activity
Anne Frank was a German-Dutch diarist of Jewish heritage. One of the most-discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust, she gained fame posthumously with the 1947 publication of The Diary of a Young Girl, in which she documents her life in hiding from 1942 to 1944, during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II.
Works
“The Diary of a Young Girl”
Diary
The Diary of Anne Frank tells the story of Anne and her family's struggles while they were hiding during World War II. Through her diary, Anne is shown to be insightful, humorous, and intelligent. Many entries involve typical adolescent issues—jealousy toward her sister; annoyance with others, especially her mother; and an increasing sexual awareness. Anne also discussed her hopes for the future, which included becoming a journalist or a writer.
Legacy
Anne Frank's diary, which was first published in 1947, two years after Anne’s death in a concentration camp — became a classic of war literature, personalizing the Holocaust. It is one of the world's best-known books and has been the basis for several plays and films. The Diary, which has been translated into more than 65 languages, is the most widely read diary of the Holocaust, and Anne is probably the best known of Holocaust victims.
Quotes
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.”
“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.”
“No one has ever become poor by giving.”
Most essays are graded by GradeFixer's experts
