Anne Frank - Analysis

Anne's was a life filled with significant events. The trial and home confinement of her father was the most significant of her childhood. The education she received from her father at this time would prepare her well for her own trial. She had a deep confidence in

Anne matures throughout the course of her diary entries, moving from detailed accounts of basic activities to deeper, more profound thoughts about humanity and her own personal nature. “I know what I want, I have a goal, an opinion, I have a religion and love. Let me be myself and then I am satisfied. I know that I’m a woman, a woman with inward strength and plenty of courage.” This shows that Anne matures through the course of her diary, she considers herself as a woman rather than a young girl and sets goals for herself that she wants to achieve. Anne becomes more optimistic even after she feels misunderstood by everyone and feels completely alone.

This book review will analyze the disability of mental lines in the character of Anne Frank in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. Anne Frank’s disability arises in the schizophrenic tendency to distrust everyone that she meets. Frank also shows erratic behavior that is enhanced by the anxiety and despair of being trapped in an attic for many years under the Nazi Occupation. These aspects of mental illness appear to define a mental disability that is placed within the context of Adolph Hitler’s Third Reich and the alienation of Jewish people in WWII. This aspect of Frank’s diary presents the horrors of Nazi occupation and the mental damage it brought into the life of a young Jewish girl. In some cases, Frank’s mental illness may have been part of the stresses of daily life under Nazi Occupation, but it could have also been part of neurological disabilities in cognitive functions. In essence, an analysis of the disability of mental illness will be defined in this book review of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

First of all, Anne Frank is only one of a million Jewish children who died during the slaughter and she represents the lost potential of all the children. However, she is one of the most recognized victims because of her diary. Only a small amount of children persecuted during the catastrophe wrote diaries that have survived. Her diary reflects a varied and complex view of a young girl who lived and died during the mass murder. Her diary is one of the best-written diaries authored by a teenager living and hiding during a catastrophe and details a

A demonstration of this change in the relationship between the characters is “ I think your just fine...what I want to say...if it wasn't for you around here, I don’t know. What I mean…” this impacted the drama because there is now less stress and tension going on in the Annex as finally Anne and Peter realize they at least have someone to talk to and spill their feelings to that can relate to what they are going through. The direct quote I have to show this change in relationship between the characters is “Then suddenly Peter grabs her awkwardly in his arms, he kisses her on the cheek.” (Hacket, Page 174) This supports my thesis because throughout the story Peter and Anne dont get along. As time goes on, they are able to find common ground as they both struggle to survive in this terrible situation. They start to get closer and closer and finally Peter kisses Anne on the cheek and they start up a relationship. This clearly showcases the changes in the inner relationships between the characters due to the historical events taking

Don’t you hate it when your family and strangers treat you in a harsh way. Anne Frank was treated harshly by some people in the secret annex people would yell at her call her spoiled lazy and was always telling her what to do. But some people treated her nicely like Peter VanDaan and her dad in a way that made her feel loved by some people around her. Anne was a twelve year old girl when she was forced into hiding because she was a Jew in Nazi territory during WW2. Anne is treated by the people in the annex in many ways and that effects her character in such a way that changes her character.

In the second entry of Anne Frank's diary, Margot got a call-up from the SS, which forced the Franks to go into hiding in fear of their future. After Otto Frank came home, "Margot and I started packing our most important belongings into a schoolbag" (Frank para. 15). Margot and Anne went packing after their Father told them they were going into hiding. This was the same day that Margot got called-up.

To begin, Anne was a selfless, outgoing, and positive young girl that had to live in hiding. Anne was always positive during the time of the war,

In the late 1930s and early 1940s the world experienced very traumatic events. Adolf Hitler comes to power in Germany. He banned all political parties, except the Nazis. Two of the families that were affected by his changes were the Franks and the Van Daans. Anne Frank was a member of the Frank family. Her family and the Van Daans experienced what was happening personally. During the time that she was forced to go into hiding, she kept a diary with her. The diary has become very important item for learning about the events that happened. Historical events are reflected in the play “The Diary of Anne Frank” by showing how what’s happening in the outside world affects the families that have had to go into hiding.

Discrimination is now becoming a well-known term around the world; many acknowledge it from the time they came across: sexism, racism, ageism, and the type Anne Frank came across, persecution. Anne Frank was a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl who was hiding from the German Army or the Nazi’s, as they are better recognized back then. Her life story consisted of constantly escaping and being in isolation from those who wanted her dead; it was a difficult time to live in. Anne Frank was attacked because of her differences; Adolf Hitler (leader of the Nazi’s) was killing anyone who was not classified as “pure” or part of the “superior race”.

During the years of the Holocaust, nearly six million people died and experienced great grief. Among the hundreds of people who went into hiding, Anne Frank’s diary which contained information about her experience as a victim alarmed many in the world and has left a big impact. The Diary of Anne Frank is a reminiscence that shows the diverse aspects of the victims that experienced the Holocaust, and the interactions, bondings, and conflicts they went through during the event. The two members, Anne Frank and Peter VanDaan share conspicuous differences, but also similarities that are clearly exemplified throughout the play, First and foremost, Anne Frank and Peter VanDaan are from two different families who has opposing dispositions. Anne

World War II was a catastrophe that affected many Jewish people’s lives across all of Western Europe. One individual who personally documented this experience was Anne Frank. She was a Jewish teenager living in Holland during World War II. Once the Germans began to take Jewish people to concentration camps, Anne and her family had to go into hiding so that they would not be discovered. As the war went on, many events affected Anne’s daily activities and morale. Anne began to document these events and as time went on it became obvious from her entries how much the war changed her. Anne’s situation was different than many other Jewish people during this time because most Jewish people were being killed or tortured in concentration camps while Anne was in hiding.

Have you ever heard of the Holocaust? The Holocaust was a terrible time in history when Adolf Hitler was torturing many innocent Jews. He put them in concentration camps, but many tried to hid just like Anne Frank and her family. Anne Frank who was Jew, has a famous quote that says “In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart.” Even though throughout the “Diary of Anne Frank” we see that people are not always the best they could be, I agree with Anne and believe that everyone is still good at heart. One overall reason I chose that people are really good at heart are the acts of kindness Peter has throughout the book to Anne. However, I do know that there are two sides of an argument, I can see how some might

The first theme, racism, is shown all throughout the book because the two families have to go into hiding because of it. The Nazis truly believed in their hearts that they were better than the Jews and this is wrong. However, through kind people like Mr. Kraler, Miep, and Dirk we can see that not everyone had that cruel, racist outlook on life. Another theme that was conveyed throughout the entirety of the play was trust. The people in the Annex had to trust that the Dutch people that who were helping them would not get scared of the Nazis and tell them that the Jews were hiding there. Furthermore, they had to trust in each other because they were all they had at the time and if the trusting bonds between them started to break what they had salvaged of their previous way of life would be shattered. The last and most important theme in this play is that people are truly good at heart. Through the Nazis, the air raids, the concentration camps, the mass murders, and Anne’s family going into hiding, she still believes that people are still good at heart. (D, I) In the play she says “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.” (564) Having this kind of faith in people even after all they put her through definitely means that Anne was truly good at heart and she believed that other people were too. These themes could be applied to our daily lives in so many ways; one of them being that when somebody does something wrong to us, we often lose trust in them or doubt their character. People back during Anne’s time did not have the option to do this and therefore probably had more fortified relationships than people today do because they had to lean on each other more. While all of these themes are great, people are good at heart would be the one that people need to apply to our lives today;

When reading all of the feelings and events added together, two themes stuck out. One theme is that Anne was lonely. In the inside of her book she stated that “I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support”. This shows that so far in her life she really did not find the right person to open up to and talk about her most personal thoughts. Another theme I found was being completely