The Diary of Anne Frank and Mother Night
The Diary of Anne Frank and Mother NightThe Diary of Anne Frank and Mother Night illustrate a period of time when Eastern Europe faced several issues. Some of the issues encountered in The Diary of Anne Frank and Mother Night are discrimination, persecution, and war. Moreover, both of the main characters share the ideology that “people are really good at heart.” In The Dairy of Anne Frank, Anne Frank experiences stronger discrimination and persecution than Howard, the main character of Mother Night. Furthermore, Anne Frank’s method of coping with war was better than Howard’s. In addition, Anne Frank actually lived out her ideology rather than just believing it.
In The Diary of Anne Frank, Anne’s family was forced into hiding for two years because of the fierce discrimination against Jews. Throughout her diary, Anne provides insight into a period of time when things were not so good for Jews. For example, in her diary she talks about the yellow star they had to wear, restricted hours they had to shop, places they couldn’t attend, the time they had to be in their houses, and several other humiliations that they had to suffer for being Jewish. While in hiding, Anne also writes about the treatment that Jews received throughout Europe. In addition to the strong discrimination that Jews had to encounter, they also faced a much stronger form of persecution. This form of persecution is clearly illustrated within her diary. For example, many Jews were forced to go into hiding, thrown out of their homes, placed in concentration camps, and killed in large numbers and in prison camps, gas chambers, etc. The character’s diary indicates that she directly felt both discrimination and persecution in her life.
In Mother Night, Howard didn’t face much discrimination. While assuming his role of being an American spy along with being a Nazi, throughout his radio broadcasts he sends strong messages of hatred against the Jews. Moreover, his words encouraged many people to believe that the Aryan race was the strongest and therefore superior to any other race. In addition to that, Howard actively promotes discrimination. And as a result of Howard’s words, discrimination is to a greater extent being influenced and carried out throughout the story. Even though Howard faces some sort of persecution, his persecution was not so devastating, for his persecution was in great part due to his actions during war. Unlike Anne, Howard wasn’t forced to go into to hiding since he wasn’t persecuted because of his beliefs. However, Howard goes into to hiding because he chooses to and not because he was going to be killed but trailed for promoting the Nazism.
Throughout the war, both characters took different approaches when dealing with their situations. While in hiding, Anne tries to carryout a normal life despite the circumstances. Furthermore, she turns to...
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