The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank is organized in chronological order and include the dates important to the Jewish author. On Anne’s thirteenth birthday, she receives a diary she calls “Kitty,” and this is where she records events that happened to her. Anne includes writings about her brief normal life and the life in the “Secret Annex.” She and her family are hiding from the Gestapo during WWII. As the story progresses, more Jews join the Franks. There is great conflict between Anne and the rest of the residents, though sometimes her father is “darling.” After a little more than two years in hiding, the German police discovered the secret Jews and sent them into labor camps, where Otto Frank was the only survivor. Anne matures and finds Peter at her side, even though there is tension between the other Van Daans and herself. Not only is there conflict between Mrs. Van Daan, but with Anne’s own mother and her roommate, Mr. Dussel. Anne and her family were forced into hiding after her sister, Margot, got called up: “Margot told me that the call-up was not for Daddy, but for her” (14). They immediately rushed to the attic in a building that contains her father’s office. Anne describes her “beautiful Secret Annex” (18) and depicts where everyone’s room and living area is. There are many things for the family to get used to, such as the chiming clock, “Daddy, Mummy, and Margot can’t get used to the sound of the Westeroren clock yet, which tells us the time every quarter of an hour. I can. I loved it from the start…it’s like a faithful friend.” Anne doesn’t feel right at home, but she does love the chime of the large clock. As soon as the family moved in to the Annex, Anne and her father prepared for their long stay: “We had to start clearing up immediately, if we wished to sleep in decent beds that night” (19). This symbolizes the long work they did to prepare for their long stay in the attic. This also shows the reader the amount of effort Anne had to try and help her father. Anne and her father were very busy, and Margot and her mother were not doing much, “We hadn’t had a bit of anything warm the whole day, but we didn’t care; Mummy and Margot were too tired and keyed up to eat, and Daddy and I were
Staying in an annex for two years without going outside may have been uncomfortable, but it gave everyone a better chance at survival. Character interaction, stage directions, and Anne’s diary are three significant ways historical events are portrayed in The Diary of Anne Frank. This play shows the reader that history can be written in many different
The Author came out with a strong out look on the situation of Anne Franks Development. Anne Frank was a little girl who lived in Amsterdam with her Father, they lived a normal life until the Holocaust took place and for forced Anne into hiding. Sadly the Nazis found out about the Franks hiding and who they were staying with, Otto Frank was they only one who survived. Anne Frank knew that she would even be living a sad and scary life. "Anne’s Voice. I expect I should be describing what it feels like to go into hiding. But I really don’t know yet myself. I only know it’s funny never to be able to go outdoors . .
“Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. They’re allowed to take only a knapsack and a little cash with them, and even then, they’re robbed of these possessions on the way. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated.”This shown how that the ‘’outside world’’ is so much dangerous because of the terrible holocaust they German’s are causing. Honestly I think Anne’s family is good enough to listen out the dangers coming for them because being isolated at this moment, is the safest. “Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return from shopping to find their houses sealed, their families gone. The Christians in Holland are also living in fear because their sons are being sent to Germany. Everyone is scared. Every night hundreds of planes pass over Holland on their way to German cities, to sow their bombs on German soil.” Also again this detachment from the world outside of the Annex is greatly safe, not too safe, but safe enough to live. Anne sees how this isolation has contributed to their life and how they survived most of it. Really I isolate myself from my family fighting so I don’t get involved in the brutal yelling, but this war is far worse. “Our freedom was severely restricted by a series of anti-Jewish decrees: Jews were required to wear a yellow star; Jews were required to turn in their bicycles; Jews were forbidden to use streetcars; Jews were forbidden to ride in cars, even their own; Jews were required to do their shopping between 3 and 5
and Mrs. Frank sleep in the main area. Mr. Frank answers their questions, that “Please. I’ve thought this out for weeks. It’s the best arrangement. The only arrangement,” (Goodrich, PDF 707). Instead of making the Van Daans sleep in the main room, the Franks sacrifice their own living space for the other family. They are willing to give away their own comfort and personal needs for the Van Daans to have their own privacy. Meanwhile, later on, a woman, Miep, brings things for the group in the annex, while risking her life to do so. We hear this in one of Anne Frank’s diary entries. She writes that, “The people from whom Miep got our ration books have been arrested. So we have had to cut down on food supply,” (Goodrich, 497). Miep had been risking her life to get these ration books, illegally, for the family, and now has to find a way to get more food for the family while Mr. Kraler, another caretaker of the family, is in the hospital. Miep had befriended Anne and the family, and was willing to put everything on the line just for them. On more recent terms, a football coach of the recent Florida school shooting, was truly a hero and sacrificed his own life for the students of the school. In the
Margot is calm, serious girl who enjoys studying. She is the oldest daughter in the family. Anne and Margot have a few family. Anne and Margot have a few arguments during their time in the Annex but sometimes they get alone well. and talk about a lot of things. Still March 12,1944 Anne writes in her diary. Margot spends most of her time thinking about her looney sister Anne. Margot doesn’t play at
Anne had a heart filled with hope and had a bright future ahead of her, as the war progressed she began to see the suffering of the people around her. Everyone did love her personality. She was very curious, talkative, and playful and was lots of fun to be around. Anne had a hunger for knowledge and was very optimistic. Writing was always her favorite thing. It calmed her from the rages of the world, she could just write and be herself. When she went into hiding she lived in a place called the Secret Annex. A Secret Annex was a building that was placed between two buildings. The first floor was Otto Frank's business and the second was the hiding spot. The real name in Dutch meant behind or back, so in the diary, they used the term Secret Annex. For over 2 years she lived in the secret home, and that is when she got her journal at the age of 13. Almost every day she would write about her current life and the things going on around her. She would write about how much she missed her friends from school and often missed being outside out in the open air. When the Van Pels moved in they had a son named Peter, Anne would play around with Peter, take his shoes and hide them. She thought it was very amusing, Peter didn't quite think so.
First is the historical event, “ They get their call-up notice…. Come to the Jewish theater on such and such a day and hour…. Only what you can carry in a rucksack. If you refuse the call-up notice, then they come and drag you from your home and send you to a death camp.” (Hackett, 130) The direct quote is next, “They are gone.” She turns away in tears. Mrs. Frank motions to Margot to comfort her. Margot goes to Anne, putting her arms comfortingly around her.(Hackett,130). This event impacted the drama by showing Anne’s mood change. Before being told what was being happened to the Jew’s by Dussel she was somewhat happy. After she was upset as it shows in the dialogue. It also shows that The Jews were being taken and if the Franks were to be found they would be immediately sent to the death
As read in the last paragraph, Anne Frank and her family went into hiding. They also stayed with other Jews. Furthermore, in the year a man by the name of Fritz Pfeffer had moved into the Annex. He stayed in Anne’s room while Anne’s sister, Margot stayed with her mother and father. During their stay, Anne had gotten a diary earlier in the
Mr. Frank just told Anne about going into hiding and is currently helping Mrs. Frank pack for the next morning as well as running errands around the house such as clearing the house of anything that might give away that they are hiding. Anne has just learnt about their plans. She is frustrated, nervous, and upset about leaving everything behind. She bursts into Margot’s room, annoyed, and worried. Anne: (Storms
Although they hid from the Gestapo, they felt useless; they lacked privacy, and made one of their family members feel lonely. This essay will demonstrate how feeling useless, lacking privacy, and having bouts of depression made the Frank family unfortunate to be living in the annex. During her time in the secret annex, most of Anne’s closest friends went to concentration camps. Anne would see both of her grandmas and her best friend, Hanneli, in her dreams.
When Anne was depressed she would always scurry to her dad. She even nudged her mom away once. It’s mostly because she would treat Anne like she was a young girl again. That’s not what a 13 year old girl would want. Her dad has always stayed by her side and just agreed with her. When she was frightened by the bombs, she would go to her dad make him protect her. She wouldn’t want her mom. Her parents both would compare her to Margot a whole lot. She loved them both dearly though. Even when her mom would make her frustrated, gloomy, or yell at her; there is always a special place for her family in her heart. Her relationship with her mother ended up getting stronger, especially after Anne and her dad talked about her attitude towards her mother.
This story has a lot to do with isolation for example how they act, their health, and also their sanity. In the very beginning of this story you can see that Anne is a very energetic, and rambunctious person. She loves to run around and play with her friends or do something that involves fun, but moving into this annex was going to be very hard. The area of the room was about 2,000 square feet. Now this house had to hold 10 people in that petite room. Just imagine living in that small little apartment area for 3 full years. In the very beginning Anne thought that everything was going to be the same except for the act that they were going to be living in a different area, but little did she know that she would not be able to go outside for months and even years. In the beginning of the story Anne is very anxious to play with Peter, but Peter is really annoyed with Anne because Peter is more laid back and Anne always want to play.
Anne was a very happy child before they had to go into hiding. Her father was an officer before Hitler got into power and the Franks were very wealthy because of it. She had plenty of friends and a lot of admirers. Her teachers would often call her a “Chatterbox”, because she would always talk in class. One time her teacher, “Mr. Keesing”, got fed up with Anne talking so much in class and decided to assign her free writing stories. The last story Anne wrote
Do you ever get mad when your parents say you can’t do something or go anywhere? Well, imagine how Anne feels being isolated in that room all day long, every day. The story "Diary of Ann Frank" reveals what it’s like to transition from childhood to adulthood in the modern life. The theme of the story is living in oppression and how it affects Anne as a person, both physically and emotionally. For two years, Anne and her family along with another family are locked up in hiding in a secret loft. “The diary of Anne Frank” shows us that sometimes family is all we got but we have to make the best of it and be thankful we have our family. Anne Frank quoted “we all eat and read like one family” (page 230) This statement tells us that no matter what
First off, her life changed during the time in the Annex. She notices that herself: “If I think now of my life in 1942, it all seems so unreal. It was quite a different Anne who enjoyed that heavenly existence from the Anne who has grown wise within these walls. Yes, it was a heavenly life. Boy friends