So far my non-fiction history includes: "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank and "Fast Food Nation" by Eric Schlosser. Out of these two books the themes I remember were from "Fast Food Nation", and it was basically the truth about our country's fast food. It really told it like it is and showed people the "behind the scenes" of the food we all eat, whether we eat it everyday or every once in a while. It was quite a shocker. Now, "The Diary of a Young Girl" was a completely different thing. This book, from what I remember, was quite intense. (Given that I read it in the sixth grade.) The major themes were really about Anne growing up in such a stressful time in history and really about the person she was and how the events in her life made her who she was. Also, the theme of acceptance for others unlike yourself was obviously very strong.
The book that had more influence on me was Anne Frank's book. It really showed me to be optimistic about people that are different than me. A way to describe it for me was not judging a book by its cover. Its definitely cheesy but that's how it seems to me. Ever since I read the book I definitely had a different outlook on things. I wasn't so close-minded any more. You don't really understand how a book like that changes you opinions till you really think about it.
But both were great books!
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