Anne Frank – The Diary of a Young Girl (18/50)

Anne Frank is a thirteen years old girl and Jewish. She decides to write a diary to share her deep emotions, sharp impressions and constant questions about life.

When she starts writing her diary it is 1942, she lives in Amsterdam and must witness the evolution of Nazi invasion.

Through the diary the reader may contemplate the impressions of Anne respect friends of school and the behavior of Nazi government at the beginning of Amsterdam occupation.

The book inspires powerful feelings when she herself is a victim of German invasion. Some people and Anne’s family must hide into an Annexe of some friends with another Jews.

The imprisonment, the fear and coexistence reveal the sharpest descriptions and the strongest love. Her dislike towards Mrs. Van Daan, the difficult relationship with her mother, the new born love for Peter and the passion for writing, isolate the book from those Hollywood perfect Jews that instead of being victims are holly people.

The book testifies the vision of an universal adolescent always inquiring: Damn! why is the world like this? Why is my world like this?

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen (book)

 

Jane Austen

 

Mrs Benett has a strong desire, impossible to hide to high society; she wants to marry her daughters to  powerful and respectable men. Benett family keeps a position despite the economical situation of the members, in fact Benetts have not a big amount of money. Actually, Mr Collins is going to iherit their only valuable belongig, their house property. 

 

One day people realize there is a visitor and respectable man called Mr Bingley. Along the book, there are many meetings that expose values of English High society of the XIX century. Indeed, most of people have an opinion of others depending on their income.

 

Jane Benett (one of the Mr Bennet's daughter) and Mr Bingley meet and feel particular afecttion for each other. The charming young woman does not show her feelings easily. Mr Bingley has a dear friend called Mr Darcy who is perceived by the Benetts sisters (Jane and Elizabeth) as a proud, cold and severe man who believes he is superior to the most of people.

 

Mr Wickham tells Elizabeth things that finally convinces her of the real nature of Mr Darcy: cruelty, coldness and proud. Mr Darcy burnt by the flames of love tells her about his feelings. She rejects him in a rude way. She would not agree to be married with that mean man.

 

Invited by her uncle and aunt, she changes her city. Coincidences, a Darcy's letter and meetings makes her change her mind. Along the period far from home she is able to realize Mr Darcy is different to her premature belief and Wickham an ambitious man with big desires of money. Suddenly she recieves a letter which confirms her fears. One of her sisters is going to get married to Mr Wickham. During this dark age Mr Darcy's shows generosity, kindness and integrity.

 

Love may prevail over the dark side of the lies, pride and prejudices.

 

 

 

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