Luke’s Connection - 1
I'm sure some, if not all, of us, while reading The Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank [duh], have engendered a list of desired goodies that we would bring along with us if we were put into her situation. Anne's first items that she stuffs into her bag are her diary, curlers, hankercheifs, schoolbooks, a comb, and some old letters. Living in the 21st century, we would all pack our cell phones, computers, and clothes. Girls would pack their outifts and guys would probably pack our Xbox's and PS3's and whatnot. Times have changed, and that is conveyed through this difference.

Luke’s Connection - 2
Tying in with Caroline’s connection to China’s Cultural Revolution, the book Red Scarf Girl tells the true story of Ji-Li Jiang, a girl about Anne’s age, living in her adolescence during a major historical segregation event. Ji-Li and Anne are very similar: they both are about the same age, they are being accused in some way, and they both hear about and see terrible things done to innocent people. Their differences also speak out too. Unlike Anne, Ji-Li is not living in complete hiding; she has partial freedom to do whatever she wants. Anne, on the other hand, does not have total freedom; for example, she has to maintain a safe and quiet environment. These two girls have been through two of the most historical uprisings of the 1900s.