Compare And Contrast Farewell To Manzanar

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The Diary of Anne Frank portrays the story of a young girl who grows up in a Jewish family during the Holocaust. Throughout her diary, Anne reveals the change in her thoughts and feelings towards the war. On the other hand, Jeanne Wakatsuki and her family faces the devastation of having to evacuate from their home. In Farewell to Manzanar, Jeanne adapts with her surroundings during her time at Manzanar. Considering their experiences during WWII, Anne Frank and Jeanne Wakatsuki shared many similarities including their attitude towards humanity, and differences involving their life situations.
First, the two are similar in many ways. Both Anne Frank and Jeanne Wakatsuki managed the conditions that they were put in. Like Jeanne Wakatsuki, Anne’s …show more content…

The Frank Family were stuck in the Secret Annex with another Jewish family. However, even in this bad situation, Anne Frank looks towards the positive things. As stated in The Diary of a Young Girl, “As for us, we’re quite fortunate. Luckier than millions of people. It’s quiet and safe here, and we’re using our money to buy food.” This reveals how Anne copes with her surroundings as the war begins and their family is being searched for. Anne compares her family to the rest of the Jews and mentions how fortunate they were. Similarly, the Wakatsuki family lived in an internment camp with other Japanese families and their area was also limited. Nevertheless, Jeanne attempts to remain positive throughout her journey and takes her mind off of the outside world. In Farewell to Manzanar she mentions, “Once we settled into Block 28 the ache I’d felt since soon we arrived at Manzanar subsided. It didn’t entirely disappear, but it gradually submerged, as semblances …show more content…

In contrast to the Wakatsuki’s, the Frank family was put in a life or death situation. They were targeted by the German Nazi Party in which discriminated all Jews. Unlike Jeanne Wakatsuki, Anne’s family had a smaller area to work with and could not step foot out of the door. She attempts to put the situation in her own words. As stated in The Diary of a Young Girl, “I see the eight of us in the Annex as if we were a patch of blue sky surrounded by menacing black clouds. The perfectly round spot on which we’re standing is still safe, but the clouds are moving in on us, and the ring between us and

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