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Microblog 1: Why Are You So Calm?

          The Diary of Anne Frank is based in the context of one of the worst historical events in history, the Holocaust. This is a well-known event, and the setting of my book was set in Amsterdam directly in the main conflict of the event, where Anne was hiding from the German soldiers in the prosecution of the Jews. This creates a very distressing atmosphere, that made her calm attitude very surprising.

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