Response to Bettelheim's thesis In the essay "The Ignored Lesson of Anne Frank"

In the essay "The Ignored Lesson of Anne Frank" Bettelheim's thesis is that because the Franks had decided to go into hiding as a family as opposed to hiding out separately, they were refusing to accept what was going on around them and they contribute to their own deaths by not fighting to stay alive. I mostly do not agree with Bettelheim's thesis; the Franks did what they thought was best. Yes, they could have …

…amp;lt;Tab/>Had I been a Jew living during this time period, I would have wanted to live hiding separate as to have more chance of survival, but that's me saying that now. I don't know what would have been worse, dying with your family, or dying without your family. I can understand the Frank family wanting to be together as long as possible in a time where evil was all around.