Children Vs. Adults In Hitter's War

In July 15, 1944 a young girl called Anne Frank wrote this statement “…if you’re wondering if it’s harder for the adults here than for the children, the answer is no… older people have an opinion about everything and are sure of themselves and their actions. It is twice as hard for us young people to hold on to our opinions at a time when ideals are being shattered…” (July 15, 1944) Anne Frank was one of the many children involved in Hitter’s war, and She is one of the many children who wrote a diary of her experiences with this. The quote is stating the hardship of children vs. adults. The children didn’t know most of what was happening, and she is stating that the older people were more understanding of the situation they were in.

The younger children like Anne Frank, had opinions on things, and at that time being a child, you may as well not have opinions or ideas on anything. The adults were seen as the smarter ones and children’s opinion wouldn’t have mattered, and they would have been ignored. When Anne stated “…It is twice as hard for us young people to hold on to our opinions at a time when ideals are being shattered…” this could be meaning that it is also hard to have an opinion when everything is
This is shown through the quote “Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.". This is an interesting quote because, when Anne was naughty, her parents would punish her, therefore teaching her not to do bad things anymore for when she grows up. This would come into play when they were at the concentration camp, that Anne had to take that into her own account and learn for herself not to disobey any orders, by doing this she was doing what she was told and did not have time for an