Compare and Contrast: Anne Frank Vs. Elie Wiesel

The Holocaust is known as one of the most horrifying and devastating events in world history. The Holocaust was a horrific event that occurred in European countries. The German army, then led by Adolph Hitler, captured and tortured thousands if not millions of Jewish men, women, and their children, including Elie Wiesel and Anne Frank. Anne Frank and Elie Wiesel both suffered badly, but had different outcomes. They have many similarities and differences.

Anne Frank and Elie Wiesel have many similarities. Firstly, Elie was "not yet fifteen" when he and his family were arrested by Hungarian police and sent to a concentration camp (Wiesel 22). This shows that Elie was tortured at a young age. This is why he wanted to stay with his father, because he was so young. Secondly, Anne Frank was thirteen years old when "she and her family went into hiding to escape persecution by the Nazis."(Frank 97). This shows that if she was found, the soldiers would not take her age into consideration. This is why she learned to act more mature. In conclusion, Elie Wiesel and Anne frank shared some similarities.

During the Holocaust, Anne Frank and Elie Wiesel had just as many differences as similarities. For example, "Ð'...An American tank stood at the gates of Buchenwald." (Wiesel 83). This shows that even though Elie Wiesel had experienced horrible things at a young age, such as the hanging of a pipel, he survived and was rescued. This is why he is able to describe the events that happened to him during the Holocaust. Also, Anne Frank "died peacefullyÐ'.... She was not yet sixteen."(Schnabel 107). This shows that Anne Frank paid the ultimate price because of the Holocaust. This is why you must ask others or do research in order to know what happen to Anne Frank. Thus, those are some differences Anne Frank and Elie Wiesel had.

Anne Frank and Elie Wiesel have some similarities and also some differences when it comes to their experiences during the Holocaust. They were both young, in the middle of their childhoods. They also saw a lot of the same horrible events occur all around them. While Anne Frank passed at the tender age of fifteen, Elie Wiesel was rescued by Americans along with other Jewish victims. So Anne Frank and Elie Wiesel had their differences as well as similarities.

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