What is the effect of the repetition in Anne’s statement that “All we can do is wait...Jews and Christians alike are waiting, the whole world is waiting, and many are waiting for death”?

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The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

What is the effect of the repetition in Anne’s statement that “All we can do is wait...Jews and Christians alike are waiting, the whole world is waiting, and many are waiting for death”?

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Asked by yasmin t #1109494 on 2/5/2021 1:05 AM

Last updated by Aslan on 2/5/2021 2:19 AM

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Answered by Aslan on 2/5/2021 2:19 AM

Anne understands the morbid realities of war. On some level she understands the futility of trying to survive the war as a Jew. I wonder if this is a little foreshadowing, perhaps unconsciously, on Anne's part.

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