In her diary, Anne Frank wrote that she believed “most people are good.” Do you agree with Anne? If so, why, and if not, why not?
I disagree because no one is good because everyone has made a really bad mistake in their life that they could of done something to resolve the mistake. The Jews mistake was seeing there own people suffer without them helping them. Like in World War Two some Jews who would watch others suffer consequences that the Nazis gave them and they didn't help each other out by fighting them. However, not all Jews were just bystanders. Some actually fought back. The Nazis were horrible too. They would make the Jews suffer for no good reason just because Hitler told them to. In my opinion the Nazis were followers to Hitler because Hitler didn't like the Jews and then the Nazis didn't like them. All because of Hitler. Everyone has been mean to people just because you are good some days doesn't mean you will always be a good person. You have to be good everyday to be a good person and I don't think anyone today and in the past have always been a good person to everyone. Not even the Jews because they would be very mean to the Nazis because they are being mean to the Jews.
I'm sorry that you disagree with Anne Frank. If there was not good in most people there wouldn't be the freedoms that we have in our country. I agree that no one is perfect, but all should try to do their best to do what is right.
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ReplyDeleteI enjoy reading your perspective. Your entry makes me wonder if you disagree with Anne because it seems that people can be influenced to choose "bad" things and act on them if the right motto or message is shared. It makes it seem, after the fact, like many were bad and had no courage. As if they were influenced by fear or a deep believe that the message/motto of the Nazis was correct. Only when looking back did people discover that the message led to a genocide. Even the United States did not get involved to help those being killed quickly.
Why do you think Anne sees the world as good after all that she has experienced that has been so painful? What do you think led her to write and believe in the goodness of people?