Anne Frank believes that older people have an advantage over younger people when responding to big problems. Is this necessarily true? Though younger people do act immature, they can be quite mature in the face of danger. Adults, thought to be the most mature and calm during a difficult situation, can act quite childish and pedantic. It balances out- the mature from the immature. Age really does not make the difference; it is really the …showed first 75 words of 1367 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1367 total…and can help a person become more caring and understanding. In the Annex, Anne developed a sense of hope and understanding that brought some happiness into her life, which helped her survive in those awful conditions. She became an archetype for maturity and hope for the world. And so, although Anne did die in the concentration camps, as the Nazis had intended, her spirit and sense of maturity lives on, continuing to inspire us all.