A Personal Reaction
In the book, "The Upstairs Room" by Johanna Reiss, the author uses
both fact and opinion to tell the story of her life during the second world war.
The book talks about her early life, growing up knowing that her race was
hated, and that she would no longer stay in her home because of the danger.
In the following essay, I will compare and contrast the author's life with my
own.
The story takes place during the holocaust. In the book, Johanna Reiss,
who refers herself to Annie, had to live a life similar Anne Frank from "The
Diary of Anne Frank". She had to go into hiding from the beginning of the
second world war in 1939 to the ending of the war in 1945.
Annie character reminds me of myself. The way she had to go into
hiding to protect herself and family due to their current situation they were in.
I can highly relate to that idea. When my family and I were going through
some family problems, my brother, sister and I had to go into "hiding"......
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