experiences through adolescence in the midst of World War II and Hitler's genocide against her

people. On her thirteenth birthday, she was given a diary in which to write he thoughts and

feelings. I was amazed at the depth of understanding and writing abilities of Anne while she was

in hiding during the time of war. As a teenager myself, I feel like Anne is writing my own thoughts

on the pages before me. I realized that this hardship of the Holocaust she faced made hew wise

beyond her years. She was such a strong and optimistic person in the face of such adversity. While

reading the book I couldn't help but think of some of my very close friends and what we had been

through. This made me connect with Anne on a very personal note.

I have known my best friend Rose ever since

example, at one point Anne describes an argument with Mrs. Van Daan at the dinner table. Mrs.

lot of things that others take advantage of such as going out with friends, talking regularly on the

but I have seen and still see plenty of dehumanizing situations in the lives of my friends. With

"spoiled" and launches into a lecture with "If she were my daughter...." Anne finishes the entry

offense to him or anything). He won't let Rose's mother (her mother doesn't have any young

Rose, her father thinks there is no need for her to see her friends out of school and such thing. I

knowing that she has to go through that it's so upsetting. Also Rose can't leave the house for

some of them even manage to get out of bed in the morning, come to school, and make it through

strict man and is very old fashioned. I understand then her father is a little over pro

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