Atrocity Accounts
Atrocity Accounts
During the Holocaust many non-Aryans suffered; however, the eight in the secret annex can be considered quite fortunate compared to others. The Diary of Anne Frank by Francis Godrich and Albert Hackett tells of a time during WWII in which eight Jews hide in a secret annex in the top floors of a warehouse in Amsterdam. Eventually, after 25 months in hiding, their whereabouts are known and they are arrested and are sent to concentration camps where all but one die. Two of these eight are teenagers, Anne and Peter. Anne is clever, thoughtful, and relieved, while Peter is shy, hesitant, and clumsy.
Early in the days of hiding, Anne is restless and decides to get Peter's attention and announces that Peter has a friend in his room. Peter is horrified and says, "All right Mrs. QuackQuack" (231) and Anne retaliates with by saying, "You're the most intolerable, insufferable boy I've ever met!" (232). Because Anne is rarely criticized, she lashes out at peter hoping to......
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