Shhhh

In the book Anne Frank: The Diary of A Young Girl, the book begins with an introduction from Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of our former 32^nd president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Eleanor begins by discussing the bravery and courage of a young girl named Anne Frank. Halfway thorough the book, that is all I can think about; how brave Anne was. Before Anne gets very far in her diary entries, we find out that she must move to an annex in her father’s workplace to avoid the Nazis.

In a spontaneous move, the Frank’s are out their house and into the “Secret Annex” with another family, and one more man. I am so overwhelmed by the bravery in the Frank family. They quickly transition to another lifestyle in the blink of an eye, to save their lives. For instance, Anne begins her diary discussing her birthday, “I got masses of things from Mummy and Daddy, and was thoroughly spoiled by various friends” (Frank 1). Just over 100 diary pages later Anne is sick, “Grape sugar, cod-liver oil, yeast tables, and calcium have all been lined up” (Frank 113). It’s dangerous enough that the Frank’s are running from the Nazis, but sickness in the annex can easily spread (because of close quarters) and require medical attention. However, medical attention is not a possibility because it will draw attention to the annex, exactly opposite of what is needed.

I infer that Frank’s and the other families in the annex will figure out how to fix their issues and work it out. The option of getting caught caught by the Nazis and placed in a deadly concentration camp is worse than anything they will face in the annex.

As I approach the climax, peace for now.