Suzy was a girl living in an American town, and she was just passing by a refugee camp that had rescued Jews from Germany. She picked out some candy for the kids, but Leah was unwilling to accept it. She thinks that they are not wild animals, constantly begging for food. The next day, she brought oranges for the children, but one child ate it as if it was an apple. This action made her laugh. This only served to make Leah hate her even more. Finally, they came to school, and Suzy immediately disliked them. She was paired up with Leah, which both of them hated. However, one day Leah was diagnosed with a bad appendix, meaning it had to be removed. She survived it, but Suzy read her diary while she was unconscious and in the hospital. Both of them became good friends.
Having a diary allows people to write out their inner thoughts, thus representing a raw amount of feelings to interpret. Diaries are places where people can express their inner thoughts, mostly things that they wouldn’t say to normal people. Thus, readers can glean a lot from a person’s life by reading one’s diary. Leah was in a concentration camp with the Nazis, and they horribly treated them in the concentration camps. They were massacred, and the few remaining lucky survivors were rescued into refugee camps that the American government paid for. While on the other side, Suzy is a wealthy girl that does not know the meaning of anti-semitism. Each person has their own feelings that they wouldn’t show. Through Leah’s entries, we can see that she is grappling with the implications of World War II and the anti-Semitism in Germany. Similarly, Suzy’s perspective is revealed through her personal musings and observations, showing her evolving understanding of herself and her friendship with Leah. Diaries provide valuable insight to a person’s hidden emotions and thoughts.
When reading diary literature, we can see different characters have different outlooks on the current situation. People always have different views, and one of the strengths of writing in a diary and reading multiple of them is that people can compare and contrast the diaries to make sense of the situation. Leah and Suzy were not on good terms at the start, having seen that Suzy was laughing at a boy who was actually close to Leah. This meant that Leah considered her as an enemy. Also, the people treated them like wild animals in a cage, which led to a slight dislike of all American people. When showing their thoughts, Suzy thought that Leah was a creep who was really weird and did nothing, while Leah viewed Suzy as a person who faked her emotions. Depending on their respective personalities, histories, and goals, Suzy and Leah perceive their friendship, the political environment, and the difficulties they encounter differently. This offers a richer, more complex perspective on their experiences and lives. Suzy has had a good childhood devoid of any traumatic or traumatizing things, such as massacre, murder, or other events. On the other hand, Leah was rescued in the Holocaust and witnessed the killing and massacring of Jews. The diary provides valuable introspect on differentiating views on the same event.
Diaries help readers gain insights about the events and feelings in friendship. Friends can help each other out by helping each other emotionally. When Suzy read Leah’s Diary. In compensation, she also let Leah read her diary, and finally they begin to like each other and talk with each other. Leah and Suzy were not on good terms at the start, having seen that Suzy was laughing at a boy who was actually close to Leah. This meant that Leah considered her as an enemy. Also, the people treated them like wild animals in a cage, which led to a slight dislike of all American people. When Suzy read Leah’s diary, she was fascinated and confused at the same time. Leah had to go through a lot of trauma at the Nazi concentration camps, so she is wary of everybody at the camp except for her own family. This is until Suzy was able to open up to her and accept her as she is. While the diary format might seem to offer a private, one-sided view of the friendship, it also presents opportunities for miscommunication and misunderstanding between the characters. When friends support one another, they can avoid loneliness and stay together.
Suzy and Leah talk about how sometimes friends are very important, reveal inner thoughts, and see different perspectives on the events happening. Having a diary allows people to write out their inner thoughts, thus representing a raw amount of feelings to interpret. Leah was in a concentration camp with the Nazis, and they horribly treated them in the concentration camps. Through Leah’s entries, we can see that she is grappling with the implications of World War II and the anti-Semitism in Germany. Friends eventually open up when they are in the right circumstances. Leah and Suzy opened up to each other when they finally agreed to let each other read each other’s diaries. Diaries help readers gain insights about the events and feelings in friendship. While the diary format might seem to offer a private, one-sided view of the friendship, it also presents opportunities for miscommunication and misunderstanding between the characters.
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