The Holocaust: The Diary Of Anne Frank

“This is a remarkable book. Written by a young girl—and the young are not afraid of telling the truth---it is one of the wisest and most moving commentaries on war and its impact on human beings that I have ever read,” a quote by Eleanor Roosevelt, that was put in Anne Frank's diary. World War II started in 1939 when Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. He wanted to conquer all of Europe. He started the genocide of all the Jewish people that were in the lands he conquered, known as the Holocaust. Anne's childhood was like any normal girl until Hitler became the dictator of Germany. Up until Anne moved to Amsterdam she had lived a normal life. It was at that time, she spent her path to adulthood hiding from the Nazis. Anne was in hiding with

The letter said that she was required to go to a working camp in Germany. This was obviously a death sentence, as the family knew that. Otto, Anne's father, then decided they should go into hiding and invited a few Jewish friends to join them. Anne had to mature into an adult while in hiding. It was hard for her, having nowhere to go or to escape when she couldn't tolerate her mother or the Van Daans (Frank[page #77]). Her words in her diary would consider her to be very mature. However, she was quite the opposite. She was a little coarse and hyper, especially to her mother whom she didn't get along with. (Pressler[page~100-200]) Anne wrote her diary to 'Kitty.' She had to leave her cat behind when she went into hiding, so she wrote to her cat. She hoped her diary would help her cope with her feelings. Some entries showed a lot of emotion that hid deep in her heart. It certainly helped during her 2 years in hiding with her family, the Van Daans, and Mr. Dussel. Writing kept Anne sane while she was in the annex, and she felt safer from the outside world (Biography). Having no one to talk to in the Annex, Anne resorted to Peter Van Daan. At first, Anne thought nothing of Peter, but as time passed in the annex they started to acknowledge each other more and started to spend a great deal of time together. (Frank[page# 131]) Anne tried to make the best of being in the annex and always

Anne's last entry in her diary was on August 1, 1944, a few days before they were found. Months later, in March, she died of Typhus in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. On August 4, everyone in hiding was betrayed and taken away to the platform where they were separated (Pressler[page 110]). Anne and the others were some of the last Jews to be captured by the Nazis in Holland. They were all separated and Otto Frank never saw his family again. The healthier you were in Auschwitz, the more you worked. Twelve hours every day, watched by the Nazis (Frank[page 266]). By the time the war was over, Anne's father Otto, came back to Holland alive from Auschwitz. He went back to the annex and learned that his family had died and wouldn't be coming back. Miep, who watched over Anne and her family, gave him Anne's diary. She saved it for her in case she came back. Otto, who was grieving for his deceased children and wife, decided to publish Anne's diary, as her last wish (Anne Frank{page 10}). Anne Frank's Diary was published in over 67 languages. The title in English being, "The Diary of a Young Girl." Her diary has been adapted into theater and movies in different languages around the world (Biography). Anne had been in hiding for two years, and as she died she might’ve thought that she’d be remembered as nothing and that she achieved nothing, but that is