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A review by gabsi77
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
5.0
Anne Frank is a remarkable individual. And after living and breathing her story for the past couple of days I find it hard to believe that she really could have died. Her growth and development in the short span of two years without much external influences, I think is astonishing. I read this book once before years ago when I was about her age and I remember loving it then. Having matured I think the book had an even greater impact on me now than it did then.
Living in confinement cannot be easy. I live with my brother and we're free to go about as we please and even so he still drives me crazy. Yet Anne manages to remain optimistic about life in general. She's being persecuted, forced to live in secret, surrounded by war and violence but she isn't bitter about any of it. I'm not saying she's perfect because there are times when everything gets to be overwhelming and she does succumb to bouts of sadness and frustration but on a whole you can tell that she still firmly believes in the goodness of this earth. She still retains her devout belief in the Jewish faith and in God.
All of these are admirable traits in any human being much less one who was at most 15 years old and had every reason to distrust the world. Some of her writings I find reminiscent of Wordsworth's poetry not in regard to her "poems" but rather her naturalistic tendencies. The longing with which she speaks about nature.
I think this is just one of those books that will never be irrelevant. Sure, I'm not living in hiding, being persecuted for my religion, going through puberty, or experiencing a war, but still I read that book and thought, Anne Frank and I would definitely have gotten along. I could se her being my best friend. Despite the drastic differences in time period and life experiences she touches on some universal themes that I believe anyone can relate to.
Living in confinement cannot be easy. I live with my brother and we're free to go about as we please and even so he still drives me crazy. Yet Anne manages to remain optimistic about life in general. She's being persecuted, forced to live in secret, surrounded by war and violence but she isn't bitter about any of it. I'm not saying she's perfect because there are times when everything gets to be overwhelming and she does succumb to bouts of sadness and frustration but on a whole you can tell that she still firmly believes in the goodness of this earth. She still retains her devout belief in the Jewish faith and in God.
All of these are admirable traits in any human being much less one who was at most 15 years old and had every reason to distrust the world. Some of her writings I find reminiscent of Wordsworth's poetry not in regard to her "poems" but rather her naturalistic tendencies. The longing with which she speaks about nature.
I think this is just one of those books that will never be irrelevant. Sure, I'm not living in hiding, being persecuted for my religion, going through puberty, or experiencing a war, but still I read that book and thought, Anne Frank and I would definitely have gotten along. I could se her being my best friend. Despite the drastic differences in time period and life experiences she touches on some universal themes that I believe anyone can relate to.