I preferred the novel to the TV adaption
By Sophie / Spinebreakers Crew
The Diary of a Young Girl book gives an insight into a young teenagers life and experience when herself, her family and other members of society are forced to take refuge in an Annexe in Holland during World War Two. It follows the hardships, the emotions, and the whirlwind of turmoil that occurs as she keeps a diary and records all the happenings within the small, cramped and irritating annexe. It gives the reader the feel of Anne's yearning to go out into the world and her becoming of adolescence and sexual feelings.
Anne Frank was an incredibly gifted writer and with her gifted talent brings a heart-warming classic into the world. Anne Frank, her elder sister, her parents, another family with a younger son and an older man called Mr.Dussel were all Jews in Netherlands during World War 11. Anne used her Diary as the friend she never had, someone close to her that knew all her private thoughts, secrets, emotions and deep feelings. She called her friend 'Kitty'.
She was given 'Kitty' as a birthday present in 1942. She devoted the majority of her time to writing in 'Kitty'. She took 'Kitty' seriously. Before going into hiding, Anne kept 'Kitty' with her, but although at this time, she thought she was mature but it was just the beginning. She had a young and innocent. After two years in the Annexe, it was fair to say that she had fully developed into an intelligent and mature woman. Before going into the Annexe, she discussed the boys who admired her and her thoughts over school and her social life.
After two tiring years of staying in hiding they were found and arrested by German Nazi's. Only Mr Otto Frank survived the fatal happening.
Miep who had helped them seek food and comfort found the Diary on the floor of their destroyed apartment. It was found underneath papers that the Nazi's found insignificant. Miep found what it was really like for Anne, and it gave a grippin insight into the details of a young teenager growing up and discovering the world around. Anne recorded in her diary daily about arguuments with her family and the vandanns, the celebrations, the birthdays, the happytimes, and her dreams and strivings for the future.
This book gave me an emotional insight into a true story of a young girl trying to find her way and the unfortunate future she was forced to take. Compared to the TV adaption it was a lot more gripping, heartwarming, detailed and it really felt like I was close to her. The TV adaption was un-detailed, quick and missed out a lot of the vital information. I did enjoy watching how the BBC has put it together but overall I found it to be badly planned and the ending was left without much detail to their deaths. I definitely preferred the novel to the TV adaption.
I would certainly recommend this book to any teenager because her observations on life were intellectual and mature.