Anne Frank Reflective Essay

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Maddie DeHaven Period 4 Honors Anne Frank Essay The struggles that a person pursues makes for a strong character. The thoughts and actions of Anne Frank that are included in her diary allow her to reflect on herself and therefore grow as a person. In the beginning of her diary Anne views the Holocaust as something far away and doesn't feel it will affect her and her family. But as Hitler moves in closer, more and more basic rights are taken away from the Jews. During her time in hiding, Anne matures, and a metamorphosis takes place within her. She begins to become more aware of not only the war that is taking place around her, but also the war that is happening inside her. This new perspective that she discovers changes her viewpoint of her mother, Peter, and also her relationship with herself. Anne matures towards her whole family, but specifically her mother. In the beginning she is bitter towards her, and isn't afraid to show it no matter what her dad thinks. Later on, she starts to regret her past words and says, "Several times I came across letters dealing with the subject "mummy" in such a hotheaded way and I was quite shocked" (pg 127). Anne begins to rethink her childish remarks and realizes what her relationship towards her mother lacks and learns to accept it instead of changing it. She becomes more tolerant with her mother and makes most of the little relationship they have. Little is exactly what Anne thinks of Peter in the beginning of her diary. To her, he is nothing more than an awkward, self conscious, sixteen-year-old boy. He is much different than Anne, her being the outgoing, flirty type of girl. But, as the diary progresses, she begins to realize that he is just shy. She eventually peels through his tough shell, revealing a perspective somewhat like her own. She matures further as her and Peter discuss personal feelings and

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