Responding to the Diary of Anne Frank.
After reading the book of Anne Frank, I am left dumbfounded. When I thought about the Holocaust before, I never considered the little every day struggles or what it must be like to grow up in such a time. Anne Frank managed to remain a typical young teenage girl, even under horrific conditions. She was vain, fought with her parents, questioned adult’s authority, and had a crush on a boy. She was normal, stereotypical even, and she lived in a time where she could’ve been killed for her ancestry. I am very happy that I read this book and was able to experience the world through her eyes. She was smart, funny, and relatable. I wish she would’ve lived, but death manages to bring us back to the reality of the situation. People died, people suffered- even the ones we wished hadn’t.
I feel as if I was able to relate to this book because Anne was going through similar things we still deal with today, growing up for example. The struggles and triumphs of being a young person in this world. Don’t get me wrong here-our lives are very different. We grew up in different time periods with different things to worry about, but I am still able to see the gleam of similarities and truth. Things we have all dealt with as youth. I am still going through the process, but I can understand her feelings and confusion. I think that is one of the reasons that the book has attracted so many. Not only is it a wonderful representation of life in Nazi Germany, but it is an outlet for people to either remember or reminisce, a place where people can bury their noses and feel understood and not so lonely.
In reading this book, I learned about life. I learned to not give up, I learned to love while I can, and I learned not to grow up too fast. It is sad to see the way these people were treated, though it is even worse to see that, even after decades of effort, we are still intolerant of and shame various minority groups. I think this book will give me a broader outlook on life and open my eyes to some of the plights that people experience.
I feel as if I was able to relate to this book because Anne was going through similar things we still deal with today, growing up for example. The struggles and triumphs of being a young person in this world. Don’t get me wrong here-our lives are very different. We grew up in different time periods with different things to worry about, but I am still able to see the gleam of similarities and truth. Things we have all dealt with as youth. I am still going through the process, but I can understand her feelings and confusion. I think that is one of the reasons that the book has attracted so many. Not only is it a wonderful representation of life in Nazi Germany, but it is an outlet for people to either remember or reminisce, a place where people can bury their noses and feel understood and not so lonely.
In reading this book, I learned about life. I learned to not give up, I learned to love while I can, and I learned not to grow up too fast. It is sad to see the way these people were treated, though it is even worse to see that, even after decades of effort, we are still intolerant of and shame various minority groups. I think this book will give me a broader outlook on life and open my eyes to some of the plights that people experience.