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Anne Frank Remembered: Review - Term Papers

Anne Frank Remembered: Review

Anne Frank Remembered is the autobiography of Miep Gies, the woman
who helped the Frank family survive during their two years in hiding. Her
book is a primary source or first hand account of the persecution of Jewish
people in Nazi occupied Holland during the second world war. It is also
the first hand account of the hiding of Jews such as the Frank family, the
Van Daan family, and Dr. Albert Dussel during this time.
In regard to the book's autobiographical format, the author, Miep
Gies, does not present the reader with a clear thesis statement. Instead,
throughout the book the author discusses her main views toward the actions
of the Nazis and their oppression of the Jewish people. ...

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discuss her main points and views, a summary of
her story must be given.
The book began with a brief history of the childhood of Miep Gies.
She was born in Vienna, Austria in 1909, where she lived with her parents
until the age eleven year. She was then sent to Amsterdam by a program in
the aid of undernourished and sick children and was to be adopted by a
Dutch family. She became used to the Dutch way of life as she grew older
and soon she began to consider herself Dutch, not Viennese.
Her association with the Frank family began when she was given a
job with the Pectacon Company, owned and operated by Mr. Otto Frank. His
company made and sold pectin, which was used for making jam. Miep's first
part of the job was to make jam with different formulas of pectin. After
becoming an expert jam maker, she was placed at a desk in the office to do
office work. She became very close to the Frank family and was invited to
their home regularly for meals. She also began a ...

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Added: 12/15/2008 08:05:12 AM
Category: Book Reports
Type: Premium Paper
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