In 1934, Anne attended a Montessori school where she was enjoying her life, unaware of the troubles that began. It seems like she has a nice life so far, right? Well, you're wrong. The Nuremberg Laws are passed in Germany, stripping the rights of Jewish citizens. Over the years, more laws are passed to isolate Jews from their non-Jewish counterparts. According to Anne Frank in the play, The Diary of Anne Frank, she states the laws that she was affected by. "You could not do this and you could not do that. They forced Father out of his business. We had to wear yellow stars. I had to turn in my bike. I couldn't go to a Dutch school anymore. I couldn't go to the movies, or ride in an automobile, or even on a streetcar, and a million other things."
Life was going well for Anne Frank, but suddenly in May of 1940, Nazis invaded the Netherlands, causing the Nuremberg Laws expanding to affect Jews living in the Netherlands. So, on July 6th, 1942, after Margot receives a letter requiring her to go into a forced labor camp, the Frank family go into hiding with another family, the Van Pels. The father, Hermann Van Pels, is a close colleague of Otto. This can correlate with The Diary of Anne Frank because, in the play, we see how they are portrayed. Mr. Van Pels, called Mr. Van Daan in the play, is a greedy businessman, Mrs. Van Pels is materialistic, and their son, Peter, is insecure.
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"The Diary of Anne Frank" and World War II (COMPLETED)
Short StoryAnne Frank's life was vital to World War II. Thanks to her diary, it gave us an insight as to what life was like as a Jew living in Nazi Germany. This story is an essay I did for my English class. Our unit was about the Holocaust and its effects, so...
