Anne Frank Round About

In The New York Times the writer Anna Quindlen asked, “Would our understanding of the Holocaust be quite the same if Anne Frank had not taken a small plaid diary into hiding with her?” Respond to this question and explain your answer.
If Anne Frank's diary had not been found or had Anne not have taken the diary with her while in hiding then our understanding of the Holocaust would not have been the same because we wouldn't have a first hand out account of the events. Also we wouldn't have the sense of fear, anxiety, anger and a lot more emotions that Anne placed in the comfort of her diary giving us her point of view of how the Jews were being treated. It gives the emotional and mental depth of the Holocaust and not just the list of events and the facts. It gives meaning and feeling towards the Holocaust and another side to look from. I think that Anne Franks diary was a way of people to realize the insanity of Hitler and the harm he had cause to a young Jewish girl.