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Nonfiction Entry 1: Hiding Within a Hideout

          To start off I am finally reading one of the most famous nonfiction books out there, The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. I know, I am a bit late to the party, but late is better than never. My initial thoughts were not what I had made it out to be, it was a lot calmer than my predictions, especially based upon the circumstances of which the book was written. Anne Frank has a lot more of a sense of humor than what I thought she would, along with a very high complexity of writing for her age, (even though the diary was edited afterward).

          Skipping the introduction, as it really only provides context, and jumping right into the story of the Annex, which is where Anne and her family hid during the war. The people involved have a lot more of a personality then what I thought they would, as they are hiding from potential execution, and Anne Frank knows about this, she mentions it a few times when regarding what may have happened to her friends. The families also have many small quarrels about things that don't really seem to be important, such as types of food, who gets to bathe when, and who gets to use the desk when.

          Yet despite Anne's humor and informal language, she is really being bombarded with hate from the other people hiding with her. She is often seen as insignificant due to her age, and everything she does is regarded as immature, so she cannot have her own opinions. This is what drove me to recreate the book cover, I tried to go for a simplistic looking design, while still having all of the important ideas:

          The main parts are all included, the title and the author. And the color scheme is meant to represent the flag of Amsterdam, which follows the red, black, and white colors. The layering of an outline of Anne Frank is meant to show the different layers of her emotions as you would call it, and the words are the hate that her "roommates" give her. The initial red layer is meant to show slight frustration, then the black shows how it has affected her and has shown a real impact, and finally the white shows how it has affected her as a person, as she is considered a little girl, with an innocence that has then been affected. The contrast between the red outline and black text shows how the black is a bit hard to see, meaning it has little impact, then the black and white shows that it is visible, but still not yet enough to overpower it, and finally the white and red shows that it has overpowered the main part of her, and stands out enough to have a true impact on Anne Frank.

          Overall, I think it came out pretty nicely, and holds a lot in such a simple organization, and I look forward to reading more of the book.

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