Read the following excerpt from "Woman Who Helped
Hide Anne Frank Dies at 100" by Teri Schultz.

Ms. MIEP GIES: I, myself, I'm just a very common person. I simply had no choice. I could foresee many, many sleepless nights and a life filled with regret if I would have refused to help the Franks. And this was not the kind of life I was looking for at all.
SCHULTZ: Gies explained another motivation for
emphasizing her modesty. She said if people are allowed to think it takes remarkable qualities to act boldly on behalf
of others, few will attempt it.
Ms. GIES: People should never think that you have to be a very special person to help those who need you.

Which detail best illustrates Miep Gies's purpose in this
excerpt?

O "People should never think that you have to be a very special person to help those who need you." O "I could foresee many, many sleepless nights and a life
filled with regret if I would have refused to help the
Franks."
O "And this was not the kind of life I was looking for at all."
O "Gies explained another motivation for emphasizing her
modesty."

Miep Gies was mostly famous for helping Jew families (including Frank family) hide during the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam, for over a two-year period.

In this excerpt we see her motivation for such a heroic act. She didn't do it for fame or publicity; she did it only because she considered it to be her moral duty as a human being helping another human being in a distress. She also states that if she hadn't done so, she knew she wouldn't have been able to sleep at night and live with it.

Additionally, she states that helping other people should be a normal, everyday thing, rather then being regarded as something special.

All this can be summarized into her statement: "People should never think that you have to be a very special person to help those who need you".

topeadeniran2 topeadeniran2 · Answer 2 · 2021-10-11T12:33:04+02:00

The detail that best illustrates Miep Gies's purpose in this excerpt is A. People should never think that you have to be a very special person to help those who need you.

It should be noted that Miep Gies was known for helping Jew families. Gies hid Jews from Nazis in the Netherlands.

In the excerpt, Gies didn't help people because she wanted them to see her as a hero but rather, because when we're in a position to help others, we should help them.

She considered helping the Jews as a moral duty of hers and she helped them.

In conclusion, people should never think that you have to be a very special person to help those who need you.

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