I would say that if one were to pull one moral from Anne Frank's diary, it would be that with a positive mindset and an outlet for your emotions, life can go on in even the most trying of circumstances.
Anne Frank and her family had every freedom taken away from them. From living a comfortable life in Amsterdam, they were confined, together with several others, to a tiny attic above an office. Despite the need for absolute silence during the day to avoid being discovered, Anne finds such an outlet in her friend Kitty, who is a diary that she writes in regularly. Thanks to her diary entries, we know that Anne manages to continue her journey of growth towards adulthood despite her horrendous circumstances. Life, even in the midst of hardship, went on for Anne, and she had dreams of a future which, tragically, was to be cruelly taken from her.
I don't think that there's one specific moral in The Diary of a Young Girl; indeed, there are many. However, one of the most important is the power of the human spirit to transcend its surroundings, to rise above all manner of hardship and adversity. Along with her family, Anne is cooped-up in a claustrophobic secret annex, knowing full well that at any moment she and everyone else could be discovered by the Nazis and sent to a concentration camp. Yet despite this constant fear, Anne is still able to retain a profound sense of humanity amidst all the chaos and disruption. Despite her parlous situation, Anne remains a normal teenage girl, with all the hopes, dreams, and aspirations of someone her age. Though constantly aware of the terrible fate that could await her at any moment, Anne's spirit is so strong that her focus is on living a life, not brooding over death.
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