Anne Frank's 'When He Has To The Devil Dishes Flies'
It is important to live by the proverb “when he has to, the devil eats flies” which can be shown through Anne Frank’s survival of the holocaust, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the book known as “Vampire Mountain” from the Cirque Du Freak series, and finally the events of September 11th, 2001.
Anne Frank shows the proverb “When he has to, the devil eats flies” which, coincidentally, originated in germany, when she uses an office and warehouse as a hiding place, dies of disease, and must live with seven other people. Anne Frank shows ingenuity when using the office and warehouse as a hiding space. In a world book entry written by Dan Zeff on Anne Frank, she states that they “Lived in hiding… in a secret annex in the amsterdam office and …show more content…
Firstly, Pearl Harbor begins to put fear through all the residents of the United States. President Franklin D. Roosevelt States that the events of Pearl Harbor will become “A date which will live in infamy” (Doerr). Everyone in the U.S. was utterly terrified because the United States was attacked by an enemy. They didn’t know what was to come next with the war, victory or defeat. Secondly, the Country showed compassion when the events of Pearl Harbor took place. FDR again states that “Every single Man, Woman, and Child is a partner in the… Undertaking of our… History” (Doerr). Everyone in the United States was brought together because of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Be it through fear or love, everyone stood side by side waiting for the Allied powers to win the second world war. Finally, Survival is shown in the Events of Pearl Harbor. “Germany had declared war on the United States.” (Doerr). The entirety of our nation's survival rested in weather or not America and Russia would stop the Germans and bring us to victory and survival. Soldiers had to fight to survive during the war and often times had to ration food and live in horrible conditions. Pearl harbor will be remembered as an infamous day that brought us together for the survival of our
Anne Frank shows the proverb “When he has to, the devil eats flies” which, coincidentally, originated in germany, when she uses an office and warehouse as a hiding place, dies of disease, and must live with seven other people. Anne Frank shows ingenuity when using the office and warehouse as a hiding space. In a world book entry written by Dan Zeff on Anne Frank, she states that they “Lived in hiding… in a secret annex in the amsterdam office and …show more content…
Firstly, Pearl Harbor begins to put fear through all the residents of the United States. President Franklin D. Roosevelt States that the events of Pearl Harbor will become “A date which will live in infamy” (Doerr). Everyone in the U.S. was utterly terrified because the United States was attacked by an enemy. They didn’t know what was to come next with the war, victory or defeat. Secondly, the Country showed compassion when the events of Pearl Harbor took place. FDR again states that “Every single Man, Woman, and Child is a partner in the… Undertaking of our… History” (Doerr). Everyone in the United States was brought together because of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Be it through fear or love, everyone stood side by side waiting for the Allied powers to win the second world war. Finally, Survival is shown in the Events of Pearl Harbor. “Germany had declared war on the United States.” (Doerr). The entirety of our nation's survival rested in weather or not America and Russia would stop the Germans and bring us to victory and survival. Soldiers had to fight to survive during the war and often times had to ration food and live in horrible conditions. Pearl harbor will be remembered as an infamous day that brought us together for the survival of our