A commentary essay based on "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl" which the work is analyzed in comparison to Elie Wiesel's "Night".

In the novel "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl", the author uses several literary devices to contribute to both the major and minor themes of the memoir. Such literary devices are similar to "Night", another memoir by Elie Wiesel. Both novels are set in the years of World War Two in middle-eastern countries during the Holocaust. The authors of the two novels, Anne Frank and Elie Wiesel, were close in age but their …

…Jewish prisoner experienced throughout their existence in the concentration camps. With the examples given, it is clear that literary devices help develop an effect on the reader. Symbolism, tone, and imagery are only a few examples of literary tools which help portray the themes of any novel. Therefore, it is significant that the author includes a variety of literary tools and devices to heighten the effect his or her novel will have on its readers.