Is her writing powerful just because she survived?- Helga's diary- The power of writing- Writing Wednesday
Hello everybody and welcome back to another blog post,
We all know the famous diary by Anne Frank known as "The Diary of a Young girl." The diary that showed Jewish isolation and separation in Nazi occupied areas. Anne Frank went into hiding with her family when her sister, Margot, got a disguised letter sending her to a work camp. Unfortunately, the Franks were captured by the Gestapo. Separated from their family, Anne and her sister died of disease.
Anne's story is no doubt sad but we tend to hear a lot about the people who didn't survive. What about the people who did? Helga was a young Jewish,Czech girl who grew up in Prague. During the Nazi occupation, Helga's family were given a letter stating that they must leave their beloved apartment. They were then sent to a ghetto called Terezin. Then, her and her mother were sent to the concentration camp Auchswitsz, in Poland. She left her diary behind and later, when she was liberated, she retrieved her old notebooks and rewrote what had happened to her.
Nowadays, we tend to forget how easy of a life we live. It is so easy for us to lose motivation. With Helga's story, she was adamant that she was going to make it through the end and I truly believe that that is the reason as to why she did survive. Helga's writing is nothing complicated but how she constructs her writing really puts us now in her shoes then. There is a lot to learn from her!
Have you read Helga's diary or do you want to read it? Let me know in the comments below and I will be sure to reply to them.
See you next time,
Bye
XOX, Juliette
My social media handles:
Instagram
My YouTube channel
My second blog:
My book review blog
We all know the famous diary by Anne Frank known as "The Diary of a Young girl." The diary that showed Jewish isolation and separation in Nazi occupied areas. Anne Frank went into hiding with her family when her sister, Margot, got a disguised letter sending her to a work camp. Unfortunately, the Franks were captured by the Gestapo. Separated from their family, Anne and her sister died of disease.
Anne's story is no doubt sad but we tend to hear a lot about the people who didn't survive. What about the people who did? Helga was a young Jewish,Czech girl who grew up in Prague. During the Nazi occupation, Helga's family were given a letter stating that they must leave their beloved apartment. They were then sent to a ghetto called Terezin. Then, her and her mother were sent to the concentration camp Auchswitsz, in Poland. She left her diary behind and later, when she was liberated, she retrieved her old notebooks and rewrote what had happened to her.
Nowadays, we tend to forget how easy of a life we live. It is so easy for us to lose motivation. With Helga's story, she was adamant that she was going to make it through the end and I truly believe that that is the reason as to why she did survive. Helga's writing is nothing complicated but how she constructs her writing really puts us now in her shoes then. There is a lot to learn from her!
Have you read Helga's diary or do you want to read it? Let me know in the comments below and I will be sure to reply to them.
See you next time,
Bye
XOX, Juliette
My social media handles:
My YouTube channel
My second blog:
My book review blog
Comments
Post a Comment
Thanks for leaving your comments! I really enjoy reading your positive and constructive messages. They really make my day! 💜