Monica: 2 & 3

In Diary of a Young Girl, Anne describes the horrors of concentration camps during Hitler’s reign. Another book I read, I Have Lived a Thousand Years, by Livia Bitton-Jackson tells a fictional, but realistic tale of a 13-year-old Holocaust victim Elli Freedmann. The story describes Elli’s journey from her Hungarian home, to a Jewish ghetto, and finally to Auschwitz, a brutal concentration camp. The story, told similarly to Anne’s, captures a realistic depiction of the dark time in history, but adds elements of youthism and naivety, for both Anne and Elli are coming of age during the time frame in which the story is told.

Monica's Connection #3
As the plot of Anne’s story continues, a prevailing generation gap is clearly established between Anne and the adults of the Annex. Anne, on several occasions, b ecomes frustrated with Mrs. And Mr. Van Daan, as well as Mr. Dussel and even her mother. This situation relates with the younger generations of today’s society and the particular alienism they may feel toward adults. Anne and many other teens often feel intimidated by adults, feeling “they don’t understand.” And as technology and society advances, older generations tend to reminisce more on the time of their youth as opposed to advancing as the world is. Because different generations are not growing at the same time, and experiences in history that affect us are diverse, it was and still is difficult to relate between the generations.