I have heard it said we cannot control what situation we are born into but we can shape it by our actions. Anne Frank was a 13-year-old Jewish girl who was thrown into one of the darkest periods in the history of the world, the Holocaust. Though she went through awful things that many people will never experience, she always kept the faith that there was still some good in everyone. She once said, "Despite everything I still believe people are truly good at heart." Her diary, which she kept while her family was in hiding from the Nazis, shows the triumph of her spirit over the evil in the world even through the pain of adolescence.
             During the 25 months that the Franks were in hiding, they suffered many hardships, mentally and physically. Many people in Anne's situation would have become bitter and resentful, but Anne never would despair. She would just say, "Think of all the beauty around you and be happy." Even though they seemed simple Anne truly took her own words to heart and felt that as long as there was nature she could be happy.
             When Anne's family was discovered, Anne was separated from them and sent to a concentration camp. Though deprived physical necessities as well love and affection, Anne still stood strong in her ideals and beliefs. As people around her would fall into despair she would tell them, " The best remedy for someone who is lonely, afraid, or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God because then can one be truly happy and know that all is as it should be."
             Anne's diary is an excellent example of the contrasting pain and happiness of adolescence. Anne never had a very good relationship with her mother and she always felt overshadowed by her older sister. Anne would never develop a close relationship with any one in her family though she loved them all. This was hard for her during her teenage years....