6. Why are there so many books, movies, documentaries, etc. about the Holocaust? Why do we keep retelling this story?
I think that there are so many books, movies, documentaries, and etc. about the Holocaust because the Holocaust was a time where many people died, most of them innocently. The Holocaust was a time during history, and during the World War, and history is very significant to us. This is the reason why we learn about history during Social Studies class, Writing class, Reading class, and so on and so forth. Many youths of this generation seem to think that history isn't related to them at all, and history is something that is "in the past" and we should only think about the present and the future. Some people think that history doesn't have to do with any of us, and we can't learn anything about history. I strongly disagree with this, and I would have many arguments, facts, and more to prove this. I think that history is something that everyone should know about, and everyone should learn from. There is so much of history that can apply to our lives, and there are so many things that we are able to gain from by learning about the Holocaust. Not only the Holocaust, but many other events and certain people. I think that many books, movies, and documentaries have been let out because the Holocaust was a time in history in which we should learn from, and a time where many people died, and we should be thinking about these people. Though many of the Jews hadn't done anything terribly wrong, they were accused of being themselves. This really could have killed their identity, and more Jews could have felt like they were worthless. We should all remember this time of history and remember the hardships that Jews and other victims endured. I think that the story of the Holocaust should be retold again and again by books, movies, documentaries, etc. so that more people will be able to remember this time of history and not forget what happened to those victims of the Holocaust. Everyone, including Koreans, Germans, and Jews can all learn from the Holocaust. There can't be nothing to be learned from this time of history.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Question 9
5f.) Describe how the Hanukkah celebration in Scene 5 is interrupted. What does Peter do to make matters worse?
In scene 5, the people of the Secret Annex was having the Jewish celebration, the Hanukkah. After Anne finished singing the Hanukkah song on page 406, Mr. Frank announced that he was going to blow out the candle. As he was about to blow out the candle, there was a loud crash of something falling below the Secret Annex. Everyone was terrified, and they all froze in horror (pg. 406). I think that they all froze in horror because they thought that it was the Green Police, or the Nazis, and were afraid of getting caught. After this disturbing noise, everyone took off their shoes so that they wouldn't make any noise. Their next job was to turn off all the lights so that their lights wouldn't be visible from anywhere outside the Annex. Mr. Frank turned off a light that was near him, then he motioned to Peter to turn off the center lamp. However, as Peter tried to reach the lamp, he realized that he was too short, and so he went to get a chair, and just as he was about to touch the lamp, he lost his balance, and the chair slipped out from underneath him. He fell at this moment and the lampshade with him. Peter made the situation worse by not being able to do this task quietly, because if they made any noise, the mysterious person(s) could discover the Secret Annex along with everyone else. If that person(s) who was inside the building were the Green Police, then they could have easily found them and taken them, however, later we find out that the person that had come in was a theif.
Theme: No matter what circumstances you are in, you must be brave to do the right thing, and not betray your values.
In scene 5, the people of the Secret Annex was having the Jewish celebration, the Hanukkah. After Anne finished singing the Hanukkah song on page 406, Mr. Frank announced that he was going to blow out the candle. As he was about to blow out the candle, there was a loud crash of something falling below the Secret Annex. Everyone was terrified, and they all froze in horror (pg. 406). I think that they all froze in horror because they thought that it was the Green Police, or the Nazis, and were afraid of getting caught. After this disturbing noise, everyone took off their shoes so that they wouldn't make any noise. Their next job was to turn off all the lights so that their lights wouldn't be visible from anywhere outside the Annex. Mr. Frank turned off a light that was near him, then he motioned to Peter to turn off the center lamp. However, as Peter tried to reach the lamp, he realized that he was too short, and so he went to get a chair, and just as he was about to touch the lamp, he lost his balance, and the chair slipped out from underneath him. He fell at this moment and the lampshade with him. Peter made the situation worse by not being able to do this task quietly, because if they made any noise, the mysterious person(s) could discover the Secret Annex along with everyone else. If that person(s) who was inside the building were the Green Police, then they could have easily found them and taken them, however, later we find out that the person that had come in was a theif.
Theme: No matter what circumstances you are in, you must be brave to do the right thing, and not betray your values.
Question 8
5e.) How do the events following Anne's nightmare reveal tensions between Anne and two other members of the household?
When Anne had a nightmare in the middle of the night, she has a dream about how the Green Police, or the Nazis come for her and are taking her away. Since she is terrified in her sleep, she starts screaming and screaming. This wakes almost everyone in the Secret Annex, and though Mr. Dussel is excessively annoyed by this waking him, Mrs. Frank is the first to come to Anne. On page 398, Mrs. Frank tries to console her and comfort her, "Would you like some water? Was it a very bad dream? Perhaps if you told me..." However, Anne replies, "I'd rather not talk about it." This probably hurts Mrs. Frank a little bit, but when Mrs. Frank offers to stay with Anne until she falls asleep, Anne does not want her to stay, "I'd rather you didn't." Then, when Mrs. Frank tries to kiss her, Anne doesn't allow her to, and tries to avoid it. Instead, Anne asks her mother to get Mr. Frank. This hurts Mrs. Frank even deeper, but Mrs. Frank still goes to get her husband. Mrs. Frank tells Mr. Frank to go to Anne, but Mr. Frank thinks that Mrs. Frank should still stay with Anne, but Mrs. Frank keeps urging him to talk to her. I think that at this point, Mrs. Frank is really doing this out of love for Anne. Margot tries to comfort Mrs. Frank, but Mrs. Frank can't help crying. She thinks that Anne doesn't want her mother in her life, and wants to shut her out. Mrs. Frank thinks that Anne loves her father more than her mother. Instead of telling her mother about her dream, she tells her father, and this makes Mrs. Frank feel terrible. There could be some sort of tension between Mrs. Frank and Mr. Frank, because Mrs. Frank thinks that Anne loves her father more than her mother. I know exactly how Mrs. Frank feels, and I know exactly how Anne feels also. My sister used to side with either my mother or my father, and the other sometimes felt left out. I hated it when there was this kind of problem at home, because I would feel horrible, and probably all the others, too. There was this one time when my dad wasn't in the best mood, and he started critisizing my sister and I. At that point, we hated him. We wanted him to go away. Even my mother felt like it wasn't the right thing to do for him. At that time, I only thought about my feelings. However, when I look back at that time, I can't imagine how my dad could have felt. I can't imagine all of my family members hating me and wanting me to leave. I think that Mrs. Frank felt just horrible. Anne should have been more sensitive to her mother's feelings.
Theme: No matter what condition you are in, and how you feel, you should always think about other people's feelings too, and not only worry about yourself but others around you as well.
When Anne had a nightmare in the middle of the night, she has a dream about how the Green Police, or the Nazis come for her and are taking her away. Since she is terrified in her sleep, she starts screaming and screaming. This wakes almost everyone in the Secret Annex, and though Mr. Dussel is excessively annoyed by this waking him, Mrs. Frank is the first to come to Anne. On page 398, Mrs. Frank tries to console her and comfort her, "Would you like some water? Was it a very bad dream? Perhaps if you told me..." However, Anne replies, "I'd rather not talk about it." This probably hurts Mrs. Frank a little bit, but when Mrs. Frank offers to stay with Anne until she falls asleep, Anne does not want her to stay, "I'd rather you didn't." Then, when Mrs. Frank tries to kiss her, Anne doesn't allow her to, and tries to avoid it. Instead, Anne asks her mother to get Mr. Frank. This hurts Mrs. Frank even deeper, but Mrs. Frank still goes to get her husband. Mrs. Frank tells Mr. Frank to go to Anne, but Mr. Frank thinks that Mrs. Frank should still stay with Anne, but Mrs. Frank keeps urging him to talk to her. I think that at this point, Mrs. Frank is really doing this out of love for Anne. Margot tries to comfort Mrs. Frank, but Mrs. Frank can't help crying. She thinks that Anne doesn't want her mother in her life, and wants to shut her out. Mrs. Frank thinks that Anne loves her father more than her mother. Instead of telling her mother about her dream, she tells her father, and this makes Mrs. Frank feel terrible. There could be some sort of tension between Mrs. Frank and Mr. Frank, because Mrs. Frank thinks that Anne loves her father more than her mother. I know exactly how Mrs. Frank feels, and I know exactly how Anne feels also. My sister used to side with either my mother or my father, and the other sometimes felt left out. I hated it when there was this kind of problem at home, because I would feel horrible, and probably all the others, too. There was this one time when my dad wasn't in the best mood, and he started critisizing my sister and I. At that point, we hated him. We wanted him to go away. Even my mother felt like it wasn't the right thing to do for him. At that time, I only thought about my feelings. However, when I look back at that time, I can't imagine how my dad could have felt. I can't imagine all of my family members hating me and wanting me to leave. I think that Mrs. Frank felt just horrible. Anne should have been more sensitive to her mother's feelings.
Theme: No matter what condition you are in, and how you feel, you should always think about other people's feelings too, and not only worry about yourself but others around you as well.
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