It is more important to understand the similarities between Miep and Anne rather than their differences. This is because their similarities demonstrated that although they were of different religions, they weren't as different at the Germans made them seem. Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl whose family as well as her had to go into hiding because of the Anti-Semitism in Europe as well as the Holocaust. Miep Gies was an older Christian woman who helped hide Anne Frank and her family during the time of the Holocaust. She put herself into a lot of danger by helping the Franks.
On page 22 of the book Anne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies, it states,¨During my late teens, some of my heartiness turned inward. I became staunchly independent and began
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His evidence is on page 19 of the Anne Frank Remembered novel by Miep Gies. He thinks that they are different because Anne is worried about what is going on inside the Annex, with her problems and conflicts with the Van Daans, while Miep is worried about what is going outside of the Annex and across Europe, with the Holocaust. “It was hard to know what was going on. In the official newspaper there was nothing but lies” (pg 19 AFR). Even though my partner thinks that this is a strong piece to support that Miep and Anne are mainly different, the evidence that shows they are mainly similar is stronger.
Also on page 22 of the book Anne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies,¨I had a deep longing for an understanding of life.¨ Anne and Miep both had a strong longing to understand the meaning of life. This made their connection even stronger which resulted in them getting along very well. Miep was one of the only people that Anne could get along with during their time in the Annex. Anne learned a lot about life while living through one of the toughest times in history. Miep learned a lot about life during another one of the toughest times in history. This is just one more way that they are