Hidden
Like Anne Frank
Book Written by: Marcel Prinns & Peter Henk Steenhuis
14 True Stories of Survival
Conflict
The survivors must deal with internal conflicts by enduring the pain, hunger, sickness, and loneliness of hiding.
The survivors also dealt with external conflict by being separated from their family's and dealing with nazis.
Rita Degen
Maurice Meijer
Betty Radema-Metzelaar and her Sister
How Hiding Felt
Jaap Sitter's Story
Setting: Jaap starts off at his house in Naardeen, North Holland, and later walks 15 miles to his uncles house in Bussum, Holland where he must constantly hide from the threat of Nazi raids.
Conflict: When Jaap is on his hike to Bussum, he must frequently jump into ditches when cars pass in case one of them holds Nazi officers. Later when he arrives in his new home, he must hide in a small enclosed closet every time there is a Nazi in the area. One time, he must jump into a dumpster in the basement and hide there for hours when Nazis invade their home. He almost gets caught when a soldier opens the dumpster to throw away vegetable peelings, but luckily he was not noticed.
Characters: Jaap Sitters: Main character that tells his survival story.
Jaap's parents: They send Jaap on a 15 mile hike to his freedom.
Jaap's Aunt and Uncle: Hide Jaap so he can survive through the holocaust.
German Nazi's: - They Often raided Jaap's living quarters but never find him.