Comparing The Wave And The Diary Of Anne Frank

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“Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under commission, it’s just the opposite.” - John Kenneth Galbraith. Mass conformity means a majority of act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours to group norms. Norms are specific rules, shared by a group of individuals, that guide their interactions with each other. The Nazis demanded mass conformity under Hitler. In every case or an every occasion there are people who do not or will not obey to what is demanded. Like Laurie Saunders in the Wave, Anne did not comply to the dominant institution. The Wave and The Diary of Anne Frank relate to the theme of mass conformity under one power because both of these novels explore the concept of conformity and individuality by putting average people in

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