Independent Reading #1

In The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, it is baffling how Anne is able to obsess over such small and unimportant things, even while she is in hiding. In the story, which takes place during the Holocaust, Anne and her family are hiding from the Germans in a secret annex of a building. They are in a small space with another family, and Anne feels that she doesn’t fit in with anyone, with the exception of her father occasionally. She is bothered by many trivial things, such as having to eat vegetables. “If I take a small helping … Continue reading Independent Reading #1