The Diary of Anne Frank is one of the most renown stories from the dark times of the World War 2. The diary belongs to Anne Frank, a real 13-year old girl and spans a period of two years, from 1942 to 1944, during which the girl and her...family hides in Amsterdam under Nazi occupation. As a German-born Dutch-Jewish diarist, Anne Franke is one of the most symbolic victims of the Holocaust. Essays on this work are valuable since they help learn more about the horrors of WW2, the anti-Semitism and realities of those times. Before writing your essay, feel free to check the samples provided here for more inspiring topics and examples of good writing.
Fear. Defined in the dictionary as “a feeling of agitation and anxiety caused by the presence or imminence of danger,” it is a feeling recognizable to almost everyone. Extreme levels of fear and the other emotions it may give way to are rarely felt by...
One of the most famous historical books, which is still bought today, is the diary of Anne Frank. It has been translated into over fifty languages and around thirty million copies have been bought! The reason for the diary’s success is it gives our generation...
Adolf Hitler, Anne Frank, Antisemitism, Ashkenazi Jews, Auschwitz concentration camp, Edith Frank-Holländer, Far right, Fascism, Fritz Pfeffer, Germany
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...
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...
Have you ever misjudged and disliked an individual only to become close to them after realizing your first judgement was wrong? Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett’s interpretation of The Diary of Anne Frank tells the story of two Jewish families in the Holocaust in Amsterdam....
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....
Amongst the many characters in The Diary Of Anne Frank that stand up for something that they believe in, there is one character in particular that stood out to me. That character is Otto Frank (Anne’s father). Without him, the world would never have known...
This story was originally in Dutch, but was translated into English. This story, ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ is about how a young girl, Anne Frank, was hiding in the attic from the Nazis during the Holocaust. Anne Frank was one of over one million...
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...
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...
The Diary of Anne Frank and I Will Bear Witness are a must read for anyone who wishes to ascertain what daily life was like for Jews living in Nazi Germany. The non-fiction Diaries really help understand the insidious and incremental horror of what it...
Adolescence is a time when teenagers learn to become more independent, become more understanding, and, most importantly, discover themselves and who they are. But that’s not always the case; when the adolescent’s circumstances are abnormal, their experiences and their maturing processes become abnormal, too. With...
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...
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...
Performance Analysis I had the wonderful opportunity to watch the Diary of Anne Frank on the last weekend of its production. This play, I can safely say, was one of the most riveting experiences; from beginning to end, the performance kept the audience and myself...
In her final entry, Frank wrote of how others perceive her, describing herself as “a bundle of contradictions.” She wrote: “As I've told you many times, I'm split in two. One side contains my exuberant cheerfulness, my flippancy, my joy in life and, above all, my ability to appreciate the lighter side of things.