The Diary of Anne Frank
             In the early 1940's, World War II had a profound affect on the Jewish community. Men, women and children were prosecuted by German armies (the Nazi's) for practicing and participating in the Jewish faith. In The Diary of Anne Frank, Anne and her family fled Germany to the Netherlands to escape Nazi prosecution. But when the Germans over took the Netherlands in 1940, the Franks went into hiding over Otto Franks (Anne's father) office building in an annex. The Franks remained there with another Jewish family (the Van Danns) for 4 years, until the Gestapo (German Police) arrested them on August 4, 1944. During this time on Anne's thirteen birthday she received a diary, where she proceeded to document all the details of a her life including speeches made by Winston Churchill, advances made in the war, and later historical context presented through Anne's thoughts and emotions about the war. The Diary of Anne Frank gave the world insight into the lonely, secluded, privileged life of this young, Jewish girl living through Nazi persecution during world war II.
             The war brought about many changes, for Anne it brought depression and loneliness. So for Anne's thirteenth birthday Otto gave his daughter a dairy. In the inside cover of the diary Anne wrote "I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support." Anne was a likeable girl yet she felt that her and her friends always talked about trivial things, so her diary (which she referred to as kitty) gave her
             that chance to speak up about what she was longing to know. While living in the Annex, Anne's depression grew, she could only think about one thing getting out into the fresh air, and seeing the night sky.
             On November 8th, 1943, Anne wrote " I see the eight of us in the Annex as if w...