Growing up in a war environment affects many people's identity, confidence, and adolescent process. In the books The Diary of a Young Girl, Goodbye to Manzanar, and Night, World War II accelerates the precious process of maturity and coming of age of Anne, Jeanne, and Elie. World War II, the Nazis and their identity as Jews force Anne and Elie to grow up and mature much sooner than expected. For Jeanne Wakatsuki, World War II takes a toll on Jeanne's confidence and she begins to lose respect for her Japanese heritage. All three are struggling to discover who they really are. Anne Frank, Jeanne Wakatsuki and Elie Wiesel are all greatly affected by war, but in different environments and scenarios. Anne Frank was a 13-year-old Jewish girl who was thrown into one of the worst times in the history of the world. world; the Holocaust. Although he went through terrible things that many people will never experience, he always maintained the faith that there was still something good in all of us. He once said, “Despite everything, I still believe that people are truly good at heart.” His diary, which he kept while his family hid from the Nazis, shows the triumph of his spirit over the evil of the world even through the pain of adolescence. The Franks and Van Dans were in hiding and suffered many hardships, mentally and physically. Many people in Anne's situation would have become bitter and resentful, but Anne would never have despaired. Unlike Anne Frank and Elie Wiesel who accept the fact that their race is causing them suffering, Jeanne Wakatsuki in Goodbye to Manzanar reveals that she often feels very intolerable. and inhibited about her race. During and after the Second World War there is a... medium of paper ......mp Elie Wiesel titled his story Night, since “night” is also the motif of his memoirs. “When had we left our homes? And the ghetto? And the train? Just a week ago? One night? Just one night?" (37) There was no daylight in the fields. Every day is like night. The Jews were not allowed work, lack of food or even basic human rights. Every day, their lives are filled with darkness and degeneration. The whole world is scared and they decide to swallow the fear. Growing up in a war environment is not easy at all. Their entire lives have been mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood. Yet Anne Frank still believed that people were good at heart. Jeanne and Elie Wiesel decided to write about their experiences, teaching others about World War II. Their childhood and adolescence may have been taken away, but they are all still fighting for their future.