Cora Hovermale | 8th Grade, Crestwood Middle School
Cora Hovermale | 8th Grade, Crestwood Middle School
Anne's Death of Choice
Anne's Death of Choice
Statement of Purpose:
Statement of Purpose:
Anne Frank did not have the power to choose whether or not to go to a concentration camp. While there were people that made very bad choices and ruined a lot of people’s lives, including Anne Frank’s, there were also people that made good choices to help people and not just stand back and watch it all happen. Many people were scared to stand up and help, but some of those people chose to help even if they were scared. Anne Frank was an ordinary young girl with family, friends and a dream of becoming a writer. Anne’s family was kind and let people hide with them to try and escape from the Nazis. They did what they could to help others even in frightening times. Anne Frank lived a happy, normal life as a young girl until going into hiding. Anne did not choose to be taken away, she did not choose to be separated from her family, she did not choose to undergo pain and suffering, and she did not choose to die. This painting is a description of Anne Frank changing over time as her power of choice gets stripped away along with her humanity. Art gave Anne a voice through her writing, and it gives me a voice through my painting. I choose painting; it is my way of standing up and not hiding in the background. Art gives voice to the voiceless.
Anne Frank did not have the power to choose whether or not to go to a concentration camp. While there were people that made very bad choices and ruined a lot of people’s lives, including Anne Frank’s, there were also people that made good choices to help people and not just stand back and watch it all happen. Many people were scared to stand up and help, but some of those people chose to help even if they were scared. Anne Frank was an ordinary young girl with family, friends and a dream of becoming a writer. Anne’s family was kind and let people hide with them to try and escape from the Nazis. They did what they could to help others even in frightening times. Anne Frank lived a happy, normal life as a young girl until going into hiding. Anne did not choose to be taken away, she did not choose to be separated from her family, she did not choose to undergo pain and suffering, and she did not choose to die. This painting is a description of Anne Frank changing over time as her power of choice gets stripped away along with her humanity. Art gave Anne a voice through her writing, and it gives me a voice through my painting. I choose painting; it is my way of standing up and not hiding in the background. Art gives voice to the voiceless.