Anne Frank

So, I just watched a movie about Anne Frank on netflix. It really made me think about a couple of things. Anne Frank died but left a legacy with her journals. In the movie part of the script included some of her journal entries. She had big dreams for her future and I feel like she accomplished them even with her dire circumstances. I admire her greatly for her hope and optimism. She was able to find love, happiness and dreams even within a really inconvenient and depressing environment. She knew what was going on in the world, yet she was able to look beyond that and find hope that she would be a famous writer.

Another thing I learned is about the power of family and love in this movie. I know that families and relationships may hurt you but this shows that even when you are going through a hard time, the love and support from relationships and family will help you get through even the most difficult times. It will bring new perspectives and a healthy coping mechanism. I don't know they kept their insanity staying in a cramped area for two years with limited freedom. I believe if they were alone for two years hiding their health would decrease significantly.

Additionally, I learned that writing really does have a impact. She wrote in her journals about nearly everything in her life. She is now remembered by her journals. Words have a big impact. They last forever. It seems to me that people always remember compliments when they are having a hard time. They remember the hurtful words years later. Words are somewhat permanent in that you can't take them back. Journals are concrete where people can read them years later and better understand individual's experiences. Every person has individual experiences with the same experience based on personality differences. I wish that more of the family and other members in the Annex kept journals. I just wish that we had more insights in Jewish victims. I would love to read personal stories and journals from concentration camps. I know they probably would of burned them even if they were allowed to keep them. How interesting it would be to understand the emotions and coping mechanisms each individual experienced.

I am just fascinated by the Holocaust and what caused it. Someday I would love to talk to Hitler and ask him his intentions for what he did. I heard that Hitler's mom was a jew. I haven't researched this but if it is true, I don't understand his intentions. What was he thinking? He was a brilliant leader in the psychology of persuasion, leadership and conformity. I will have so many questions for him when I meet him.

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