Anne Frank Symbols

When Anne first arrives at the annexe, she’s open to others and tells her family what she’s been thinking about. At the beginning of the book Anne says “I went upstairs and visited the Van Daans. I do so occasionally to have a chat”(Frank, pg.29). This is an example of her being open to others because she’s reaching out to the Van Daans to get to know them better. Anne was also not very fond of Mrs. Van Daan. She thought of her as rude and insulting and told her family what she thought about her. An example is when she says “I get nothing but blow ups from her for my continuous chatter. She is always pestering us in some way or another”(Frank, pg.27). The next paragraph goes deeper into the

The first part of the diary starts with her being a regular girl having fun and turns into a girl going into hiding with seven other people. In addition, she has to deal with relation problems with her mom, sister, and the people she is in hiding with. The problems begin when eight people are confined in a small area and everybody begins to irritate and annoy one another. Anne was especially concerned with herself and with her attitude towards the others in the group. She's mainly concerned with her mother who always treats her like baby. Mr. Frank tires to ease the quarrels between them by telling Anne to help out more around the house, but Anne stubbornly declines preferring to concentrate more on her studies. She especially gets plenty of confrontations with Mrs. Van Daan who thinks she is a spoiled little girl. Mrs. Van Daan constantly tells Anne’s father, “ If Anne were my daughter.” Anne’s respond to this in her diary was, “Thank heavens I’m not!” Of course

In the first chapter of the Diary of Anne Frank, from dates June 14, 1942, to July 9, 1942, she starts to first talk about naming her diary “kitty”(page 3). She then goes on to talk about how she enjoyed her last weeks of freedom and why her father decided to go into hiding. This was all started when the family received a letter requesting the presence of her “sister in a concentration camp” (page 16). Her father realizes it 's a trick to put her into a concentration camp and forces them into the secret rooms behind the bookcase where Anne family and friends would begin hiding. These first few entries are staring to describe the family 's struggles and how joyful and willing Anne really is.

People can only imagine the terrors that the Jews and other ethnic groups had to go through during the Holocaust in World War II. With Anne Frank’s diary, people can finally put themselves into the scene and captivate all the feelings and sentiments that Anne Frank has poured onto the pages. Anne Frank, her family, and their friends were known for hiding from the German Nazis in the Secret Annex for two years from 1942-1944. Innocent and naive,

Mr. and Mrs. van Daan and their son Peter (who is a few years older than Anne) are also in hiding with the Franks. Anne’s adolescence is spent hidden from the outside world. She’s cooped up in tiny rooms, tiptoeing around during the day. After almost 2 years in hiding they are discovered and deported to concentration camps. Anne’s father, Otto Frank, is the only one of the eight people to survive. After her death Anne becomes world famous because of the diary she wrote while in hiding. Miep Gies is a Dutch woman who assists the annex residents with food, clothing, books, and companionship. She cheerfully assists them with the things they need and pitches in to give them holidays. Along with Elli, she retrieves and saves Anne's diary from the floor after the annex residents are arrested (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miep_Gies). Miep Gies and her husband took action and helped their Jewish friends. This situation affected their daily lives in many different ways. The fact that Miep and her husband helped the Jews, knowing that they

In the annex, Anne had many types of relationships with very few people. At first she didn’t like Peter Van Daan, because he was so shy and pessimistic. But as time wore on, she got closer and closer to Peter, and had a very broad love. Alas, this love did not last. Anne became annoyed with Peter, because he was so lost in her beauty and intelligence that he wouldn’t listen to her or give her any space. Her father, Pim or Otto, would always smother her with “understanding” but he never really knew how she felt. He would sympathetically explain to her that,”It’ll pass,” and that,”It’s just a phase.” Anne, however, wouldn’t have it. She wanted to be her own person, leave her own mark on the world. “I want to go on living, even after I die.”-Anne Frank confided in her diary. Edith, Anne’s mother, tried to get close to Anne and be what a mother is supposed to be, a supporter, and friend; a shoulder to cry on and a person who sees the best in you even at your worst. But Anne didn’t want to let her in, because when she did her mother judged her and put her down; made her feel like there was something erroneous about herself. Most people in my grade are in some kind of relationship.

In the famous story of a girl, named Anne Frank, we see this true life story of this one girl hiding in the secret Annex with her family and friends. Anne Frank by Anne Frank, is a diary with her true feelings and confusion in life with comical laughs in it. But one thing she is different is, isolation. She feels isolated from her family is different values. Her mother she feels the most isolated from. In the outside world, her family is being isolated also , in hiding. But in her own way of happiness too. The Secret Annex shows all the isolation, good and bad of Anne, and her feelings.

In the story ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ there are many characters that are dynamic or static, but especially the character Peter Van Daan has changed throughout the story. In the beginning of the story, Peter is presented as a awkward, boring, and mature person, but later on in the story Peter's personalities change to a comfortable, fun, but a mature person still.

While staying in the annex Anne has made a new friendship with Peter (Hackett and Goodrich). Them becoming friends made living in the annex more bearable, for both Anne and Peter. Anne has also improved her relationship with her mother. Their relationship grew by her and her mother trying to understand each other more. Her and her father’s relationship grew more also. Anne would always go to her father for advice or just to make her feel better when her mother or other people living in the annex would make comments about her and how she should be

Many people were hurt by Adolf Hitler's plans and one thing he achieved was killing six million Jewish people including children. Anne Frank and her family were one of them. They lived in a secret and tiny annex where Otto used to work. They started off just going to stay there for a few months till the Allied Forces could invade Holland but that didn’t work out. In the drama wrote by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett eight people crowded into annex for 2 long years not being able to go outside. Many historical events were impacted in the drama Anne Frank. Even though these problems took place outside of the secret annex it changed the mood and relationships of the character.

Anne Frank is the most well known member of the “Secret Annex” The reason being she has given the most descriptive and vivid feel of what it’s like hiding from Germany’s rule during the Holocaust, through her diary, that was published by Otto Frank, (Anne’s father, also the only survivor of the Secret Annex.) Otto read Anne’s diary and figured that the world needs to know about what was written in her diary. In later times when the diary had become more well known, the school that Anne Frank attended before the Holocaust, was renamed, “Anne Frank middle school.” The members of the Secret Annex were the Van Danns, Peter, Mr., and Mr.’s, Mr. Dussel, and the

The medicine, food, and other materials are limited within the small space of the annex. The items that the group does have has to be rationed between everyone. Anne becomes frustrated quickly within the annex and how the other families act like nothing is going on. Anne says in one of her entries, “I don’t think Father has a very nice business. Nothing but pectin and pepper. As long as you’re in the food business, why not make candy?” (75) Even though she has become a bit more mature by moving into the annex, this shows that Anne is still a child at heart. A challenge she faces personally is her relationship with her family. She feels like her mother lacks love and wants nothing to do with he. Her father is strict and often punishes her sister and herself. The stress of the situation on her father shows throughout the diary and changes with the different situations that the family faces. Her relationship with Margret, her sister, is difficult due to an unlikeness between them not to much is heard about her. The one relationship within the annex that is positive is with Peter van Dann, who her father very much does not like, she often finds herself talking or thinking about him during the quiet day. As she matures, Anne

In the Annex and even before living in the Annex, Anne has an acquaintance named Peter Van Pels, whom she greatly dislikes because of his personality. She is very open about her opinion, and Anne explains “[her mother] says I have to be nice to him,” showing her mother notices her negative feelings toward Peter (The Diary of Anne Frank). Secondly, she has her opinions on religion. She does not like being religious, and writes about prayers, saying “They certainly sound beautiful, but they mean very little to me. Why is [my mother] making me act so religious and devout?”(Frank 45).

The Frank’s made a bad decision in letting the Van Daan’s live in the secret annex with them because of conflicts, noise trouble and space issues. One reason that the Franks made a bad decision is because of conflicts between characters. For example, in the play Mr. Van Daan says to Anne, “This isn’t a quarrel! It’s a discussion. And I never heard children so rude before (386).” The quote shows how Anne and Mr. Van Daan were arguing and creating conflict, which tells how letting the Van Daans stay with the Franks wasn’t a smart idea. Similarly, another example of how the Franks made a bad decision is because of space issues. In the play, Anne states to Mrs. Frank, “I’ll come in here with you and Mother, and Margot can take Peter’s room and Peter can go in the room with Mr. Dussel (390).” The text displays how there is not adequate space for both families to live plus Mr. Dussel, which proves that allowing the Van Daan’s to live with them was a bad decision made by the Franks. On the other hand, some people may think that it was a good idea for the Van Daans to live with the Franks. An example is, “Anne. Peter, where are you going?

Van Daan was always in a bad mood when having no cigarettes, but based on history, Mr. Van Daan tried to stay optimistic, gave advice, had a sense of humor, and always did what’s best for all of them. One example of Mr. Van Daan doing what’s best for everyone and trying to protect everyone is during a scary situation when burglars were robbing the building which the Secret Annex was located. According to Anne’s diary, “Without thinking, Mr. van Daan yelled "Police!" Hurried footsteps outside; the burglars had fled. The board was put back in the door so the police wouldn't notice the gap, but then a swift kick from outside sent it flying to the floor”(Frank). This diary entry shows that instead of hiding and trying and letting Otto Frank attempt to protect them like the play displays, he is brave and tries to scare the burglars away. The play exaggerates how selfish Mr. Van Daan is, if he was at all. The play probably exaggerates Mr. Van Daan’s selfishness to create drama in the Annex, making the play more enjoyable. Furthermore, while Mr. Van Daan was portrayed incorrectly for being selfish, he was portrayed correctly for not getting along with Anne in the play, as the diary has many entries about their