Impact Of Anne Frank

When World War II struck, lives across the globe were turned upside down, and families thousands of miles apart found their lives in emotional havok. From Japan to Holland, and from Germany to the United States, people found themselves uprooted from their everyday routines and forced into war, hiding, and even torture and, in the worst and yet all too common cases, death. However, the experience differed from person to person. Some were herded like livestock into concentration camps to be violently tortured, and others were forced into hiding, unable to see the light of day for months or even years. While the struggle stretched across the globe to the farthest corners of the Earth, the people impacted shared many differences. Anne Frank, a

Her attitude and willingness to talk back to adults often got her in trouble with the other occupants of the Annex, as Peter Van Daan, Mr. Van Daan, Mrs. Van Daan, Margot, Mr. Dussel, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank did not quite enjoy arguing as much as she did. Tensions rose and rose the longer they were stuck in the secret Annex to hide from Nazi police, and Anne’s belligerent attitude did nothing to help matters. However, throughout the play, she changes a lot. She is severely impacted by the abrupt change in lifestyle, as she goes from a happy, carefree child going to school and hanging out with friends to a serious young woman whose family’s survival sometimes depends on her being able to shut her mouth. Throughout her stay in the Annex she begins to understand more and more how serious their situation is, and responds to it by maturing and growing as a person. This made it so that when the Nazi police found the victim’s hiding spot and told them they would be heading to a concentration camp, Anne was able to face reality and go without a fuss or argument, ready to face whatever was ahead with dignity and