Comenius Project Presentation - Edgar Martinez Bru2

8/14/2019 Comenius Project Presentation - Edgar Martinez Bru2

1/23

COMENIUS PROJECT - EDGAR MARTINEZ

BRU

COMENIUS PROJECTTHE DIARY OF

A YOUNG GIRL BY ANNE FRANK

EDGAR MARTNEZ BR1st BATXILLERAT 2008 2009IES JOAN BRUDIEUENGLISH DEPARTMENT


2/23


BRU

1

INDEXINTRODUCTION 2 -3LITERARY AND

CULTURAL ANALYSIS4 6

HISTORICAL AND SOCIALCONTEXT

7 9

THE NETHERLANDS 10 11AMSTERDAM AND

ROTTERDAM12

JEWS CULTURE ANDTRADITION

13 15

PERSONAL OPINION

ABOUT A PASSAGE OFTHE NOVEL

16 17

CONCLUSION 18WEBGRAPHY AND

BIBLIOGRAPHY19 - 21


3/23

Anne Frank was a young girl whowas born in a Jewish family.

Because of the Jews persecutionby the Germans, they had toimmigrate to Amsterdam, inHolland.

Finally, the Germans also tookAmsterdams power so Annesfamily had to hide inside theSecret Annexe.


BRU

2


4/23

Annes family finally died inconcentration camps

Otto Frank, Annes father, wasthe only person who survived.Some years later, he was theperson who published AnnesDiary.Nowadays, Annes Frank diaryhas become a really importanttestimony of the Second WorldWar and especially of the Jewspersecution

INTRODUCTION


BRU

3


5/23

ITERARY AND CULTURAL ANALYSI

On Annes 13th

birthday shereceived a special gift from herfather: her diary.

She wrote her thoughts to Kitty,which is how she called her diary.

In the first few pages she onlytalks about the problems allteenagers have in their daily life.

But then, once she went to live tothe Secret Annexe her diarybecame a testimony of thehorrors that Jewish sufferedduring the German occupation.

A piece of Annes Frank diary

Bookcase hidingthe Secret Annex


BRU

4


6/23

ITERARY AND CULTURAL ANALYSIS

Annes diary ends suddenly whenshe and everyone else living in

the Secret Annexe were caughtand sent to their deaths inconcentration camps.

Jews being taken to aconcentration camp


BRU

5


7/23

The whole family: Anne Frank,

Otto Frank, Margot Frankand Edith Hollnder

Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan Peter van Daan

(From the left to the right: Miep Gies,Johannes Kleiman,Otto Frank, Victor Kugler and Bep Voskuijl)

ITERARY AND CULTURAL ANALYSI


BRU

6


8/23

HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXT

Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 30April 1945) was a Germanpolitician and soldier

In his meetings Hitler defendedthe feeling of national pride

Adolf Hitler became the leader ofGermany in 1933

The Second World War startedwith the invasion of Poland by

the German armythe Netherlands

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler in one ofhis massive meetings


BRU

7


9/23

HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXTAfter a heavy bombing, the

Netherlands started being underthe control of Nazi power.

The military regime established awide number of measures against

the JewsMost Jews from Holland weresent to Westerbork Camp afterbeing arrestedExtermination camps were builtby the Nazi Germany for thesystematic killing of millions ofpeopleVictims corpses were usuallycremated or buried in massgraves

Rotterdam after being bombed

German army enteringto Amsterdam


BRU

8
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Rotterdam.jpg


10/23


11/23

THE NETHERLANDSThe Netherlands is often calledHolland, which is formallyincorrect as North and SouthHolland are merely two of itstwelve provinces.It is bordered by the North Sea to

the north and west, Belgium tothe south and Germany to theeastThe Netherlands has aprosperous and open economybased on food-pocessing,

chemicals, petroleum refiningand electrical machinery


BRU

1


12/23

THE NETHERLANDSThe Netherlands is famous for itsdikes to keep water away fromthe land because a big portion ofit is under the sea level. In fact itis considered the safest leveesystem in the world.

The tulip has come to be a lovedsymbol of the Netherlands. Manytourists visit the country just tosee the bright coloured flowers

fieldsCOMENIUS PROJECT - EDGAR MARTINEZ

BRU

1


13/23

AMSTERDAM AND ROTTERDAMAmsterdam is the capital and

largest city of the NetherlandsThis city is known all over the world for the canals

Nowadays there are more than100

Kilometres of canals inAmsterdam. In fact it is known asthe Venice of the North

Rotterdam is the second largestcity in the country.This city is especially importantfor its port, which is the biggestin Europe and the sixth-largestcontainer port all over the world


BRU

1
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Flag_of_Amsterdam.svghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Flag_Rotterdam.svghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/AmsterdamLuchtfotoBmz.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Flag_of_Amsterdam.svg


14/23

JEWS CULTURE AND TRADITIO

Judaism guides its adherents inboth practice and belief, so thatit has been called not only areligion, but also a way of life

The Jewish house of prayer is the synagogue

Judaism has been influenced by

trends in Christian, Muslim andsecular philosophy.

As in other cultures and religions,Jews have their own celebrations.

Traditional Jewish holidayscelebrate central themes in therelationships between God andthe world, such as creation,revelation and redemption.

A synagogue in Amsterdam

The star ofDavid symbol

of Jewish identity


BRU

1
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Leningrad_Codex_Carpet_page_e.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/GerardDoustraatSynagogue.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Leningrad_Codex_Carpet_page_e.jpg


15/23

EWS CULTURE AND TRADITIONJews have sought to integrateinto the dominant culture of thecountries in which they havelived adopting typical festivitiesand traditionsLanguage and land are intricatelyconnected. For most of theirhistory, Jews have beenmultilingual.Hebrew is the language of theBible, the main language ofJewish liturgy

Hebrew alphabet

Jewish celebration


BRU

1


16/23

EWS CULTURE AND TRADITION

Judaism is the oldest andsmallest of the threemonotheistic religions in theworld.

here are 14.5 million of Jews approximately allver the world.

he holiest place for Jews is the Western Wall.

According to the Hebrewcalendar we are in the year 5767.

Famous people such as Albert

Einstein, Karl Marx or SigmundFreud were Jews

The Western Wall


BRU

1
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Israel-Western_Wall.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Israel-Western_Wall.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Israel-Western_Wall.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Israel-Western_Wall.jpg


17/23


BRU

PERSONAL OPINION ABOUT A PASSAGEOF THE NOVEL

y opinion the most representative fragments in the whole novel are tcific days: Tuesday, 29 September 1942 and Thursday, 1 October 194ink these two days can be considered as a summary of the main ideaes diary.

TUESDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER1942

Try to imagine this. We haventgot a bathroom, so we all takeour water away to wash indifferent places!Anne and the rest of the people

who lived there had to share thesame space all the day with thesame people. With this condition,all these people had to livewithout privacy.

So in conclusion, thisparagraph tells us about thedifficulty of trying to have anormal life in a reallyreduced space and with the

same people every day ofthe year.

The darkness insidethe Secret Annexe

1


18/23


BRU

THURSDAY, 1 OCTOBER1942

In this second entry, we canrealise the fright that waspresent in their daily life. Withthe Nazis invasion all Jews wereafraid of being taken toconcentration or extermination

camps.

They had to listen how planes

were bombing constantly theircity. They knew that every day alot of Jews were taken away fromtheir houses and they were afraidto be the next.

Because of that fright, people was

really nervous at anytime of theday and it caused a lot ofarguments and disagreementswhich made the life together moredifficult.

Jew families being arrested

Nazi soldiers patrolling the streets 1


19/23


BRU

CONCLUSIONAfter having spent a lot of time studying the Second WorldWar, the Jews persecution and Annes Frank diary I haveto say that Im really proud of what I have done.I think that reading a book like that, which was written bya real person who really suffered the negative effects ofthe Jew persecution.It is shocking to read Annes history and imagine whatwould you do in the same situation.

But she doesnt only talk about politics. She talks about adifficult daily life and about the fright that most people feltbecause of the Germans. She also talks about the difficultrelationship with people who share the same space withyou day after day. But not everything is negative. She alsomakes reference to the hope of freedom that everybody

had.So The Diary of a Young Girl is a book that I reallyrecommend to everybody. Sometimes to comprehend theworlds history, it is not necessary to study it. Itsinteresting to read a testimony novel like this one.I have really enjoyed the novel and I would read it again.

Its a really nice and tragic story at the same time that Imsure it will leave no one indifferent.

1


20/23


BRU

1

9

WEBGRAPHYHistorical and social context:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_IIhttp://www.secondworldwar.co.uk/

http://www.thehollandring.com/ww2.shtml

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Netherlands_(1939-1945)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitlerhttp://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERhitler.htm

The Netherlands and Amsterdamhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlandshttp://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107824.htmlhttp://science.howstuffworks.com

/levee2.htmhttp://www.holland.com/


21/23


BRU

2

WEBGRAPHYJews culture and tradition

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaismhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_culturehttp://www.jewish.com/http://www.myjewishlearning.com/culture/AboutJewishCulture.htm

Literary and cultural analysishttp://www.enotes.com/anne-frankhttp://www.bookrags.com/notes/d

af/SUM.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Young_Girlhttp://www.annefrank.org/content .asp?pid=1&lid=4


22/23


BRU

2

BIBLIOGRAPHYFrank, Anne. The Diary of aYoung Girl, Penguin Readers,Level 4, Intermediate. HarlowEngland, Pearson EducationLimited, 2008.


23/23


BRU

THE END

Comenius Project Presentation - Edgar Martinez Bru2

Documents