Compare And Contrast Zlata And Anne Frank

Compare and Contrast Essay Zlata’s Diary” by Zlata Filipovic and “The Diary of Anne Frank” by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett both have very similar qualities. From surviving the war to keeping all their day to day thoughts in a journal, Zlata and Anne are alike in many ways. Zlata’s Diary is about a thirteen year old girl who is forced into hiding from the bullets of a war that broke out in her hometown. The Diary of Anne Frank is about a girl named Anne who ends up having to stay in captivity for a long time as well. The only big difference about Anne and Zlata is that Zlata could still go outside when the war started. Zlata never had to dream about seeing the stars like Anne did. The Diary of Anne Frank and Zlata’s Diary is pointed out as two very similar books because Zlata went through so many similar situations as Anne, this is the reason for why Zlata was usually known as the “Anne Frank of her time.”

Anne Frank was an ordinary thirteen year old girl. The main problem Anne faces is when she finds out that Hitler has taken over and she finds out she has to stay in captivity. Some main events that affected Anne’s life was when she found out it wasn’t gonna be just her family living together but also a family called the Van Daans and and a dentist named Mr.Dussel.

Both characters kept a diary for everything that happened to them. Zlata and Anne also named their diaries, Zlata’s was named Mimmy and Anne’s was named Kitty. In Zlata’s Diary she says “Since Anne Frank called her diary Kitty, maybe I could give you a name too.” The difference in Zlata and Anne is that Anne actually ends up dying in the end and Zlata ends up being saved. A quote from The Diary of Anne Frank shows Anne saying “If you should find this diary, will you please keep it safe for